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EMBRACING FULL AND CORRECT RULES OF DIVINATION CONCERN 
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THEIR SCIENTIFIC APPLICATION TO PHYSIOGNOMY, PALM- 
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" To sleep, perchance to dream." — Hamlet. 

This introductory page is inserted, not with the pur- 
pose of reviewing the contents of the book — a custom, 
to our mind, more honored in the breach than the ob- 
servance — but merely to inform those who look within 
the pages, the seekers after knowledge concerning the 
laws of Oneirology and the bases of Fortune Telling, 
that they will find much to instruct, interest and amuse. 
While avoiding undue prolixity, the subjects are com- 
prehensively and exhaustively treated, proving it to be 
more valuable as a book of reference than any other of 
similar character ever before given to the public. 



DEEAMS 

AND THEIR INTERPRETATION. 



Although much prejudice exists as to the origination of Dreams 
and the various interpretations given them, the fact is incontro- 
vertible that they have, in all ages and among all nations, borne a 
conspicuous part in shaping destinies. Both sacred and profane 
history is replete with dreams which have had more or less influ- 
ence upon the lives of the dreamers. Innumerable are the instances 
in which have been prefigured in dreams occurrences that have 
actually taken place, and many dangers have been averted by 
heeding warnings given during sleep. Of course it would be un- 
wise to place full credence in the prognostications of all dreams, 
and equally so to totally disregard them. To both the educated 
and the illiterate, dreams, of whatever nature, point a moral; and 
those who heedlessly ignore their lessons often experience cause 
for regret. Appended will be found a succinct compendium of 
the scientific and philosophic researches of many gifted in the art 
of divination. 

Acquaintance. — To dream that you fight with them signifies 
distraction, especially if the person so dreaming be sick. Adver- 
sary. — To dream that you receive obstruction from him, shows 
that you will dispatch your business speedily. Adultery. — For 
a person to dream that they have committed it, shows they will 
meet great contentions and disputes. Almonds. — To dream one 
sees or eats almonds, signifies difficulties and trouble. Alms. — To 
dream that they are begged of you, and you deny to give them, 
shows want and misery to the dreamer ; but to dream you give 
them freely is a sign of joy and gladness. Anchor. — To dream 
you see one, signifies great assurance and certain joys. Altar. — 
To dream you uncover or discover an altar, betokens joy and glad- 
ness. Angel. — To dream you see angels is good, but to speak 
with or call upon them is evil. Anger. — To dream that you have 
been provoked to anger shows that you have powerful enemies. 
Angling-. — To dream that you are angling, betokens much afflic- 
tion and trouble in something which you desire to get. Apes. — 
To dream you have seen or had anything to do with them, signi- 
nifies malicious, weak, strange and secret enemies; also a malefactor 
and deceiver. Apparition. — To dream you see an apparition, or 
spirit, clothed in white, signifies deceit and temptation to sin. 
Adam. — To dream you see this father of men, this inhabitant of 
Paradise, who was betrayed by Eve into sin, is a happy omen. If 
he looks pleasant, be sure you will succeed in whatever you under- 
take. If he looks displeased and angry, then you must use great 

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8 witches' deeam book. 

caution in all your dealings, for some mischief is intended you, 
but you will get the better of it. Be careful, if he speaks to you, 
to mind what he says, and observe it as faithfully as you possibly 
can. Absence. — 

To dream of any absent friends, 

Good news of them, or ill, portends ; 

But if at thy bedside they seem, 

Their deaths, perhaps, may solve thy dream. 

Abuse. — To dream that you are abused and insulted, is a certain 
sign some dispute will happen between you and some person with 
whom you have business ; therefore after such a dream you should 
be particularly careful of yourself and be as gentle and mild as 
possible, that you may not give those with whom you have deal- 
ings any advantage over you. Acorns. — 

To dream of acorns do not slight, 
It promises both strength and might. 

Ague. — To dream you have an ague, denotes that you are in 
danger of becoming a drunkard and a glutton. To dream your 
sweetheart has an ague, is a lucky omen; it shows you are beloved, 
and that you will be happy with the object of your wishes, but 
never very rich. Apparel. — Nothing more demonstrates the 
events that are about to happen to you, than dreaming of wearing 
apparel; but almost every color has a different interpretation, and 
must depend on its being new or old, its fitting you, or being too 
big or too little. To dream you are dressed in white, is a sure 
token of success in the first object you undertake, and that you 
will be successful in love, and that your sweetheart is of good tem- 
per and amiable disposition. To dream that you are dressed in 
green denotes that you are about to take a journey to your advan- 
tage, and that your sweetheart prefers you to all other lovers. To 
dream that you are dressed in black is an unlucky omen. To 
dream that you are dressed in blue, denotes happiness. If you 
dream you are dressed in scarlet, you are thereby warned of some 
very heavy calamity. To dream you are dressed in yellow, is 
rather lucky than otherwise. To dream you are dressed in crim- 
son, indicates that you will live to a good old age, and be neither very 
fortunate or unfortunate through life ; it denotes a dispute be- 
tween landlord and tenant, which will be settled amicably to the 
advantage of the latter. To dream that you are dressed in a vari- 
ety of colors, denotes a variety of fortunes is about to attend you. 
To dream you are fashionably dressed and in good company, is 
very good for the dreamer ; he will rise considerably above his 
present condition. To dream your clothes fit you well and are 
comfortable to the season of the year, is favorable and denotes 
success. To dream your clothes do not fit you, and that they are 
not suitable to the season, denotes death of some friend and a loss 
by fire. To dream you see another dressed in any of the modes 
above described, forebodes to the person dreamt of the same for- 
tunes. To dream you are dressed in new clothes, is a very favor- 
able omen ; it portends honors and success to your undertakings. 



FORTUNE TELLER. 9 

Apparitions. — To dream you see a ghost, goblin, spectre and 
such kind of things, is of a very unfortunate nature ; if you are 
in love, it is a certain sign of your not being beloved in return ; 
depend upon it some one is about to deceive you and that you are 
friendly with one who is your most inveterate enemy. Arms. — To 
dream your arms are withered is a certain sign that you will de- 
cay in health and fortune. To dream they are growing strong sig- 
nifies that some unexpected success will attend you. To dream 
that your right arm is cut off, denotes you will lose some male re- 
lation. To dream your left arm is cut off, denotes you will lose 
some near female relative. For a married woman to dream her 
arms have grown lusty and strong, denotes that she will have 
many male children, that her husband will arrive at public honors 
and will grow rich and make many friends. Apples. — To dream 
of apples betokens long life and success, a boy to a woman with 
child, faithfulness in your sweetheart and riches by trade. Apri- 
cots. — To dream of apricots, denotes health and prosperity, a 
speedy marriage, dutiful children and success in love. Asses. — 
To dream you see jackasses, is a good sign. To dream you are 
riding on an ass, is the forerunner of some foolish quarrel. To 
dream that you are driving an ass, denotes that you will fall into 
some trouble, of which you will get the better. To dream an ass 
runs after you, denotes that some slander will be raised against 
you by some foolish persons, who will be themselves the victims 
of the scandal raised against you. To dream you see an ass fall 
loaded, is a very good import and shows that you will be the foun- 
der of your own fortune. Attorneys. — To dream that you are 
speaking with them, shows hindrance of business and that a man 
will have little success in his affairs. Armed Men. — To see 
them in your dream, is a good sign, and denotes one void of fear ; 
to dream you see an armed man fly is a sign of victory; to see 
men come in arms against you, signifies sadness. Action. — To 
dream that you are sent of an errand, signifies great loss to the 
married ; to the lover it denotes success in his pursuit, and that he 
will shortly marry a very amiable and accomplished maiden. For 
a maiden to dream that she was sent on an errand, denotes that she 
will shortly marry the object of her affections and be very happy. 
To the sick it denotes a speedy recovery. Ascend. — For one to 
dream they ascend towards the skies is favorable, particularly so if 
the clouds appear bright. Air. — To dream of the atmosphere has 
a variety of interpretations, and depends entirely on its appear- 
ance. If you dream the sky is clear, of a fine blue, calm and 
serene, then it is a good omen. To dream that it is streaked with 
white, denotes that many severe difficulties will befall you, over 
which you will eventually triumph. To dream that it was full of 
thick, dark and heavy clouds, is an unfavorable token ; disappoint- 
ments will attend you. To dream that the sky is streaked with 
red and looks fiery, denotes that in love you will be successful ; in 
business not so; it also forewarns you that sickness and trouble 
will attend your family. Altar.— To dream you are at the altar 



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and receiving the holy sacrament is a very unfavorable omen, and 
denotes many heavy and severe afflictions. Adder. — A person 
that dreams of the asp and the adder, is thereby betokened to have 
stores of money and rich wives. Assassin. — To dream of an as- 
sassin is a warning not to be neglected. Shun all pretending 
friends, lend no money, be ever on your guard, and you may 
escape destruction, which is planned for your ruin. Ants. — To 
dream of these industrious little insects, hath a variety of inter- 
pretations, depending on the manner in which you dream of them ; 
if you see them running about, it denotes that you will be a great 
loser by some plan that you will undertake for gain. If you dream 
you see them busily employed laying in their winter stores, it is a 
good omen— things will prosper with you. If they appear to be 
devoured by other animals, and otherwise injured and trodden 
upon, then it is a bad omen. If you dream of these insects when 
you are sick, you must expect to recover very slowly. Auction. 
— To dream you attend an auction is, on the whole, unfavorable. 
If you purchase, expect loss of property. If you only attend, you 
are sure to meet with a heavy deprivation of friends and property. 
If you pass by one, then you will attain, in a few years, all that 
you moderately desire. 

Bear. — To dream a bear thy step pursues, 

A cruel foe some mischief brews. 

Beggars. — To dream of beggars is rather unfavorable, especially 
to lovers and persons in business. To dream they beg alms of you 
and that you refuse it, denotes misery, want, and a prison; if you are 
in love, some scandalous person will ruin you with your sweetheart. 
To dream that you give them alms, indicates success in business, 
and that you will obtain, after much difficulty, the object of your 
affections ; your children will be sickly, and narrowly escape 
many dangers. Bleeding. — To dream you are bleeding, denotes 
loss of goods and character, and that your sweetheart will not 
marry you. To dream you see another bleeding, indicates that 
some person who pretends to be your friend is about to take some 
great advantage of you. To dream you draw blood of another, 
denotes that you will recover a lawsuit and be successful in love 
and business. To dream another draws blood of you, is a certain 
prognostic that you will be unsuccessful in love and in business, 
and in everything you undertake. Blind. — To dream of being 
blind is a sure sign that you repose your confidence in some per- 
son who is your bitter enemy ; it denotes also that your sweetheart 
is unfaithful and prefers another ; in business it denotes that you 
will lose money, and that your servants lack fidelity. Boat. — To 
dream that you are on the water in a boat, provided you are in 
company, denotes prosperity and success in your undertakings. 
If you dream you are in a boat alone, it is a bad omen. To dream 
the boat oversets, is the most fatal of all omens. Bridge. — To 
dream you are crossing over a bridge is a good omen — it denotes 
prosperity through life, and success in love. To dream you are 
passing under a bridge, indicates that you will never be perfectly 



FORTUNE TELLEK. 11 

at ease. If you meet with any obstruction on the bridge it fore- 
tells a fit of sickness ; are you a lover, it denotes that your sweet- 
heart will be afflicted with illness. To dream a bridge breaks 
down with you denotes sudden death. Bread. — To dream you 
see a great quantity of loaves of bread, denotes success in life. 
To dream you are eating good bread, denotes that you will be 
shortly married. To dream the bread is musty and bad, denotes 
the loss of friends and that some near relation will shortly die. 
Brother. — To dream you see your brother, denotes a speedy mar- 
riage in your family and that the dreamer will not be long-lived ; if 
you are in love it is a favorable omen. Building. — To dream of 
being amongst buildings, denotes that you will change your pre- 
sent place of residence and that you will make many new friends 
in life ; if you are in love it foretells your sweetheart is about to 
remove at a distance from you, and that you will be in danger of 
losing the affections of your lover by a new face. Bulls. — To 
dream you are pursued by a bull, denotes that many injurious re- 
ports will be spread on your character. If you dream the bull 
gores you, or tosses you, then expect shortly to lose your liberty ; 
it denotes that some person in power will do you an injury. 
Burning. — 

To dream of burning doth imply, 

A sudden danger, ripe and nigh; 

Of all escapes you then beware, 

For though fate threatens, it may spare. 

Butchers. — To dream of seeing butchers is in general a very un- 
lucky omen ; it always foretells some injury to the dreamer. If 
you see them cutting up meat some of your friends will be 
hanged, and you will experience much misery and poverty. 
Bed. — To dream you go to the bedside of your lover, foretells a 
speedy marriage ; if you dream you go between the sheets, you 
will have a child within twelve months after marriage, who will 
become rich and afford you support in your old age. Banquets. — 
To dream of banquets denotes poverty and want. Bat. — To 
dream of bats is very inauspicious. Belly. — To dream one's belly 
is bigger and fuller than ordinary, shows his family and estate will 
increase. If one dreams his belly is grown lean and shrunk up, 
he will be joyfully delivered of some bad accident. If any one 
dreams that his belly is swelled, and yet notwithstanding be empty, 
he will become poor, though he be rich in the esteem of many 
people in the world. If any one dreams his belly aches, he will 
be afflicted in his family and have many cares upon him. Blow- 
ing the Fire. — To dream you are blowing the fire indicates to the 
lover, that, your sweetheart is very angry with you. Barn. 
— To dream of a barn, and that you see it well stored with corn, 
denotes much good ; it foretells to a man that he will marry some 
rich woman ; to a maid, that she will marry a man who will grow 
very rich by his industry, and be promoted in the state. If you 
dream you see an empty barn, the reverse will happen. Bathing. 
— To dream of a bath is a very unpropitious omen ; expect after 



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it to experience many mishaps and much sorrow. If you are in 
love, your sweetheart will experience many crosses and losses ; but 
to dream you are bathing yourself in clear water, denotes happi- 
ness, prosperity and success in love — if the water is dirty, then it 
foretells shame and sorrow, and a disappointment in love. Be- 
heading 1 . — To dream you see any one beheaded, is a good omen; 
if you are in love, you will marry the object of your affections. 
If you are in prison, you will speedily gain your liberty. Bells. 
— To dream you hear the bells ringing, denotes a speedy marriage 
and that you will receive some very good news. Bees. — To 
dream they sting you, denotes loss of character, and if you are in 
love, of your sweetheart. To dream you see them at work, is a very 
lucky dream ; it forebodes great success by your own industry. 
To dream you see them making their honey under your own roof 
is the best omen in the world. For the rich to dream of bees, is 
rather unlucky, but to the poor, they denote comfort, affluence 
and success. Beard. — For a man to dream he has a long beard, 
denotes good fortune ; if he is in trade, he will thrive ; if he is in 
love, he will marry the present object of his affections, who will 
bring him some money ; if he is a farmer, it denotes good crops, 
and an addition to his farm. If a married woman dreams of a 
beard, it is unlucky ; it foretells the loss of her husband and that 
she will fall into great distress. If a maid dreams of a beard, it 
denotes that she will be quickly married and that the fruit of her 
womb is a boy. For a woman to dream that she has a beard is a 
very lucky omen, and denotes that she will speedily attain her most 
sanguine desires. Battle. — To dream of battle in the streets, 
forewarns you against secret enemies who will endeavor to harm 
you. If you are in love, your sweetheart is false to you. Bacon. 
— To dream of bacon denotes the death of some friend or relation 
and that enemies will endeavor to do you mischief. In love, it de- 
notes disappointment and discontent. Back. — To dream you see 
your back, betokens some uneasiness ; for the back to be broken 
or hurt, shows you will be scoffed at by your enemies ; yet to 
dream of the backbone, signifies health and success in love, mar- 
riage and business. Basin. — To dream of a basin, signifies a good 
maid ; and to dream jou eat or drink therein, shows you have a 
love to the servant maid. For a man to see himself in a basin as 
in a glass, denotes he shall have children by a servant maid. 
Beech and Myrtle Trees. — Signifies wanton women and are 
good for those who would undertake any such business ; to others 
they are pain and labor. Beans. — To dream you are eating beans 
always signifies trouble and dissension. Beets. — To dream of 
eating beets, signifies freedom from trouble and expedition on 
business, because they make the body soluble. Burial. — 

To dream a burial passes by, 
News of the living doth imply. 

Briars and Brambles. — If you dream you are passing through 
places covered with these things, it portends troubles ; if they 
prick you, secret enemies will do you an injury with your friends 



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and unfavorable tales will make your sweetheart shy of you ; if 
they draw blood of you, expect heavy losses in trade. If you 
dream you pass through them without injury, then you will at 
last triumph over all your enemies and become happy. Bells. — 
To dream one hears ringing of bells, if of a sanguine complexion, 
brings them good news ; but to others, it shows alarms, murmurings, 
disturbances and commotions. Birding. — To dream you catch 
birds, signifies profit and pleasure. Bird's Nest. — To dream you 
find one is a good sign. To dream you find one without eggs or birds, 
shows you will meet with great disappointments. Birth.— To dream 
of one's birth is good for him that is poor; but to him that is rich, 
this dream signifies that others shall rule over him against his will. 
Blindman's Buff. — To dream that one plays blindman's buff , signi- 
fies prosperity, joy and pleasure. Blossoming of Trees.— To dream 
you see all sorts of ^ trees blossoming, is a sign of joy, comfort and 
recreation. Brewing and Baking. — To dream of brewing and 
baking is the sign of an ill housewife, who lies dreaming in bed, 
when she should be at work and doing her business. Breast. — 
To dream that you have hairy breasts and the tap pup covered 
with hair, denotes great gain and profit to men ; but to a woman, 
loss of her husband. If a young married woman dreams that her 
breasts are full and spurting out milk, it signifies that she is with 
child and that it will be a perfect birth. If a virgin dreams thus, 
she is near her marriage. If a woman dreams she has sore breasts 
she is threatened with death. Broth. — To dream of eating broth 
is a good sign and signifies profit and gain. Buried Alive. — For 
a man to dream he is buried alive, signifies he shall have much 
wealth. Burned. — For a man to dream he is burned, signifies 
(according to the interpretations of the Persians and Egyptians) 
that he shall be rich, honored and respected ; but if he imagines 
that he was burned by a fire that did not quite consume him, he 
will inevitably perish in the end. Basket. — For a man to dream 
of baskets is evil ; it denotes decay of business to a merchant, 
want of employment to a mechanic, and loss of place to a ser- 
vant ; but if a woman dreams she receives a number of baskets it 
is a good omen, and especially so if well filled ; to a maiden it de- 
notes that she will have many new lovers ; to a wife, that she will 
have an increase in her family, and to the widow, that she will 
soon marry again. Bonnet. — For a maiden to dream she gets a 
new bonnet, gives promise of a new lover, but Mother Shipton 
says that much depends on the color; if green, he will be deceit- 
ful; if blue, he will prove affectionate; if pink, his love will not be 
lasting; if yellow or white, he will quickly improve marriage; but 
if a female loses her bonnet, it behooves her to be guarded of her 
virtue, for she is in danger of being led astray ; if it be blown off, 
she will have something she dearly prizes stolen from her. But- 
tons. — To dream of bright buttons is seldom good; if rusty, it 
portends misfortune; if covered, sadness. If a man dreams he 
has lost all the buttons of his clothes, it is a sign he will not live 
long. 



14 witches' dkeam book. 

Cards. — To dream that you are playing at cards is a sure prog- 
nostic that you will be in love, and speedily married. If you hold 
a great many picture cards, your marriage will be the means of 
making you rich and happy. If your cards are mostly diamonds, 
the person you marry will be of a sour and disagreeable temper. 
If they are mostly hearts, your marriage will cement love, and you 
will be very happy and have many children. If they are mostly 
clubs, you will get money by your marriage. If they are mostly 
spades, your marriage will turn out very unhappy and. your child- 
ren will be unfaithful and subject to many hardships. If you 
are in expectation of a place, you will get it, and if you are in 
business you will be successful. Cats. — To dream of these do- 
mestic animals is indicative of much trouble and vexation; it 
denotes to the lover that your sweetheart is treacherous. If you 
keep servants, they are unfaithful, and will rob you. To dream 
you kill a cat, denotes that you discover a thief and prosecute him 
to conviction ; expect also to lose your own liberty through some 
pretended friend. Cattle. — To dream you see cattle feeding, de- 
notes great prosperity and unexpected success; to a lover it fore- 
tells a happy marriage, with many children, and to a man it shows 
that his wife will receive some unexpected legacy. To dream you 
are driving cattle denotes that you will become rich by industry. 
If you are in love it shows that you have many rivals, but that 
you will distance them all. To dream you see fat cattle also de- 
notes a plentiful year. To dream you see lean and hungry cattle, 
denotes scarcity and famine. Clock. — To dream you hear the 
clock strike, denotes that you will be speedily married, and that 
you will be moderately successful in life. To dream you are 
counting the hours, if in the forenoon, shows much happiness, and 
that your sweetheart is true to you, but if in the afternoon, that 
misfortune and danger will attend you, and that your sweetheart 
is false and loves another. Coach. — To dream you are riding in 
a coach is a very unlucky omen. It foretells poverty and disgrace. 
If you are in love, your sweetheart will be idle and bad-tempered. 
If you are in trade, you will become bankrupt, and if you are a 
farmer, your goods will be seized for rent. It also denotes that 
the dreamer will shortly be in prison. Coals. — To dream of coals 
is a very unlucky omen. It denotes much affliction and trouble. 
To dream you see coals burning, if they are very clear and bright, 
is a good sign. To dream you see the coals extinguished and re- 
duced to cinders, denotes death, either to yourself or some near 
relation or friend; it also indicates great losses, and forewarns you 
of beggary and prison. Comets. — To dream you see one of these 
extraordinary ethereal substances, is ominous of war, plague, 
famine, and death; to the lover it forebodes an entire frustration 
of his hopes ; to the farmer, failure of crops ; and to the seaman, 
storms and shipwrecks. After such a dream change, if possible, 
your present place of residence. Cook. — 

Dream you're busy with a cook, 
And for a wedding shortly look. 



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Corn. — To dream you see fields of corn, or that you are among 
unthrashed corn, is a very favorable omen; it denotes success in 
business ; to the lover it announces that you will marry, have 
many children, and become rich and happy. If you are a sailor, 
it denotes a lucrative voyage and fine weather, and that you will 
be near marrying in the next port you touch at. If you dream 
you are gathering ripe corn, it is the most fortunate dream you can 
have. Crowns. — To dream you see these emblems of royalty, 
portends success and elevation to dignities, either in the church or 
state. For a maid to dream of a crown, shows she will marry a 
very industrious man, or one who is rich. Crutches. — To dream 
you are walking on crutches, is a very unfavorable omen. To 
dream you see another walking on crutches, denotes that these 
things will happen to some friend. If you are a married man, 
then that your wife is inconstant; if a married woman, then that 
the husband is ruining himself with some harlot. Currants. — 
To dream of currants prefigures happiness in life, success in under- 
takings, constancy in your sweetheart, handsome children to the 
married, riches to the farmer and tradesman. Church. — To 
dream of church is portentous of evil. If you are in a church 
during divine service, you will be engaged in a lawsuit, or some 
other quarrel that will very near ruin you. If you are in love, 
your sweetheart is unfaithful, and prefers another. If you expect 
a place, it forebodes disappointment. If you are in trade, you will 
never thrive in your present situation. Cage. — To dream of let- 
ting birds out of a cage denotes a speedy marriage. To a person 
in business it denotes success, and to a farmer it denotes good crops. 
Cain. — To dream of the firstborn son of man, who was Adam's 
eldest son, is a very unfavorable omen; after such a dream let the 
dreamer travel into another part of the country and form new con- 
nections. Cakes. — To dream you are eating cakes, denotes happi- 
ness and prosperity. 

Dream that cakes you knead and make, 
You thrive and many profits take. 

Candles. — To dream you see candles burning, if they burn clear 
and bright, that you will be speedily married. To dream that 
new candles are brought in, denotes that by the interference of 
friends, all your disputes will be amicably adjusted and that your 
sweetheart will recover from a fit of sickness. 

A light that burns both bright and clear, 
Denotes some pleasant letter near; 
But if dull the candle grows, 
It certain disappointment shows. 

CheeSG.— To dream of cheese is not in vain, 

In trade you will profit gain. 

Chickens. — To dream of a hen and chickens is the forerunner of 
ill luck ; your sweetheart will betray you and marry another. If 
you are a farmer, you will have a bad crop and lose many of your 
poultry. If you are in trade some sharper will defraud you. If 
you go to sea, you will lose your goods and narrowly escape ship- 



16 witches' dkeam book. 

wreck. Chess. — If any one dreams that lie plays at chess with an 
acquaintance, it is a sign that he will fall out with somebody he 
knows, and if he imagines in his dream he wins, he shall over- 
come his enemies. And on the contrary, if he dream that he 
loses, he will be overcome and worsted in the combat. Clouds. — 
To dream of white clouds, signifies prosperity; clouds mounting 
high from the earth, denotes voyages, the return of the absent, and 
revealing of secrets; clouds red and inflamed, show an ill issue of 
affairs; to dream of dark and obscure clouds, shows an ill time of 
anger. Caterpillars. — To dream you see caterpillars, signifies 
ill luck and misfortune by secret enemies. Chains, pearls, pre- 
cious stones, earrings, &c, and all adornings of the hands and 
necks of women, are good dreams to the fair sex; to widows and 
maids they signify marriage ; and to those that have husbands and 
children, purchases and riches; for as women are provided with 
these deckings, so shall they be stored with husbands, children and 
goods. Chariot. — To dream of driving a chariot drawn by wolves, 
leopards, dogs, tigers, or such like beasts, is only good to such as have 
great enemies. To dream to be drawn in a chair by men is good. 
Cheeks. — To dream one hath cheeks plump, fat and of vermilion 
tincture, is good to all, especially women, but to dream that you 
are lean, pale, and full of wrinkles, signifies grief and heaviness. 
Capon. — To dream that a capon crows, signifies sadness and 
trouble. Carrion. — To dream of carrion, signifies sadness. Car- 
rots. — To dream of carrots, signifies profit and strength to them 
which are at law for inheritance; for we pluck them out of the 
ground with our hands, branches, strings and veins. Cart. — To 
dream of being tied to a cart, to draw like an horse or an ox, de- 
notes servitude and pain to everybody; but to dream that you 
are carried in a cart or coach, the contrary. Coalpit. — To dream 
of being in the bottom of a coalpit, signifies marrying with a 
widow; for he that marries her shall never sound the depth of her 
policies. Combing". — For any person to dream of combing him 
or herself, is good, both for man or woman, for it signifies to get 
out of evil times or affairs. Comfort. — To dream you have com- 
forts of any one, betokens to the rich and happy, injury and 
mishap ; but to the poor and afflicted, aid and comfort. Com- 
mand. — To dream you command any one, signifies trouble ; to 
dream you see one command, signifies anger and authority. Com- 
plexion. — To dream you see an unknown person of a brown 
complexion, is a sign of glory, honor, success and dispatch of 
business. If one dreams he sees a woman of a very brown com- 
plexion, it signifies a very dangerous disease. If you see a woman 
unknown in your dream, with long and comely hair, with clear 
complexion, it is a very good sign. Corns. — For a man to dream 
his flesh is full of corns, shows he will grow rich proportionately 
to his corns. Crocodile. — To dream of a crocodile, signifies 
pirates or robbers at sea, or wicked periods in any sort like the 
crocodile. Cross. — To dream you see a cross carried along, signi- 
fies sadness. Cross Purposes. — To dream one plays at cross pur- 



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poses, signifies prosperity, joy, pleasure, health and concord among 
friends and relations. Crow. — To dream you see a crow, signifies 
expedition of business. To dream you see a crow flying, is ill 
luck ; and if you hear them croaking unpleasantly, the dream is so 
much the worse. If you dream the crow flies on the head of a 
child, it will be in great danger of some misfortune. Cypress 
Trees. — To dream you see a cypress tree denotes affliction in busi- 
ness. Crowing. — To dream you are crowing, or that you hear 
others crowing, denotes ill luck, especially to lovers; but to dream 
that you hear pigeons crowing, is good, especially to the newly- 
married, as it denotes happiness. Crawl. — To dream that you are 
crawling on the floor is bad ; but to dream that you are crawling 
on the roof of a house is good, particularly to the lovers, as it is a 
sure sign they will be married. Children. — To dream you see 
children, denotes success in your undertakings. To dream you see 
a child born, denotes a speedy marriage and that you will be very 
happy with your family. To dream yon see a child die, imports 
that you will experience some very heavy misfortune, and that 
your sweetheart will marry another. To dream you see children 
dirty and ragged, denotes that some friend will endeavor to pre- 
vail upon you to commit an act by which your reputation will be 
endangered; it also denotes that you will be in prison and experi- 
ence poverty. For a maiden to dream she is with child, denotes 
that some man will attempt to rob her of her chastity, and that if 
she resists she will marry and be very happy. Climbing. — To 
dream that you are climbing up a tree, denotes that you will be 
successful in life. To dream you are climbing up a very steep 
hill or place, foretells many difficulties in life, and much sickness. 
If you reach the top, you will get over all your difficulties and re- 
cover from your illness; but if you awake before you have attained 
the top, you will be disappointed in love and all other projects and 
die in your next illness. Cherries. — To dream of cherries is a 
disappointment in life, vexation in the married state and slight in 
love. Cucumbers. — To dream of cucumbers, denotes recovery 
to the sick, and that you will speedily fall in love, or that if you 
are in love, you will marry the object of your affection. It also 
denotes moderate success in trade. To the sailor it foretells a 
pleasant voyage and a sweetheart in a distant climate. Coffin. — 
To dream of one denotes the death of a friend or some near rela- 
tion. 

Disease. — To dream you have any disease promises prompt and 
speedy employment. Dragon. — To dream you see a dragon signi- 
fies riches and gain of great treasure. Dancing. — To dream that 
you are dancing at a ball, wake, or entertainment, foretells that 
you will shortly receive some joyful news from a long absent 
friend, and that you are about to inherit some unexpected legacy; 
for it foretells success and happiness in love ; that your sweetheart 
is kind. _ Deer. — To dream you see deer in a park, denotes war 
and famine ; to the lover it foretells some unpleasant dispute with 
his sweetheart. Dice. — To dream you are playing at dice or back- 



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gammon, denotes much good to the dreamer, in either love, mar- 
riage or trade. Dirt. — To dream of dirt signifies sickness and dis- 
honor. To dream you fall in the dirt, signifies that you shall be 
treacherously dealt "with. Ditches. — To dream of deep ditches, 
steep mountains, rocks, and other eminences, surely foretells dan- 
ger and misfortune. Expect thieves to rob your dwelling ; that 
your children will be undutiful and bring you into trouble. If 
you are in love, it foretells unhappiness if you marry your pre- 
sent sweetheart. If you are in trade, it denotes loss of goods, if 
not of liberty. Dogs. — To dream of these faithful and domestic 
animals has very different significations, according to the manner 
in which you see them. If they fawn and fondle upon you, then 
it is a very lucky omen. If you are in love, your sweetheart will 
marry you and be very happy. If they are barking and snarling 
at you, then depend that enemies are secretly endeavoring to de- 
stroy your reputation and happiness;^ if you are in love, be careful 
of your sweetheart. Drowning. — To dream you are drowning, 
or that you see another drowned or drowning, portends good to 
the dreamer. To the lover it denotes that your sweetheart is good- 
tempered and inclined to marry you. Dead. — To dream of talk- 
ing with dead folks is a good, auspicious dream, and signifies a 
boldness of courage and a very clear conscience. To dream a man 
is dead that is alive and in health, signifies great trouble and 
being overthrown at law. Darkness. — To dream you are in a 
very dark place, or that you are in the dark, is a very unfavorable 
omen. To dream you get out of darkness into light, denotes good 
to the dreamer. Expect also to hear some glad tidings from a far 
distant country. Death. — To dream of death, denotes that you 
will either be speedily married yourself, or else assist at a wedding. 
To dream that you are dead, also denotes a speedy marriage, and 
that you will be successful in your undertakings. "To dream you 
see another person dead, denotes unkind usage from your friends. 
Drunkenness. — To dream you are drunk, is one of those dreams 
by which the dreamer is forewarned of that of which at present he 
knows nothing. It denotes that some person whom yet you do 
not know, will become a very good friend and promote your wel- 
fare. To a woman, it denotes that she will be beloved by an 
excellent man whom yet she has not seen ; and to a man it denotes 
that he is tenderly beloved by a woman whom he does not at pre- 
sent think of, who will make him extremely happy, and bring him 
money. Dairy. — To dream you are in a dairy busy at work, is a 
very favorable omen ; to the maid it indicates that her lover will 
be of an industrious turn, and that if she marries, she will have 
children, and her husband will become rich and rise to honor. To 
the farmer it denotes that his crops will be abundant, but that he 
will lose some of his live stock by thieves. Devil. — To dream 
of this enemy to the human race, denotes that many dangers will 
threaten you, all of which you will overcome. If you are in love, 
it forebodes that some one is endeavoring to alienate the affec- 
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dream of a dolphin, shows to seafaring men a wind from the place 
whence you dream he cometh. But to dream you see the dolphin 
out of water, signifies the death of friends. Drink. — To dream 
you drink cold water, is good, but hot signifies sickness and hind- 
rance of affairs. To dream you drink wine with moderation, is 
good ; to drink oil, signifies poison. To dream you are drinking 
when you are dry from a stream or fountain, is a sign of sickness. 
If a man dreams he is drunk with sack, or some sweet, pleasant 
drink, it is a sign he will be beloved by some lady and grow 
rich thereby. Dunghill. — To dream you stand on a dunghill is a 
favorable omen. It is a sure forerunner of success in everything 
undertaken at this time. For a maiden to dream she is on a dung- 
hill, is a sign that she will marry the choice of her affections, who 
will be a man of some importance. Daisy. — It is good to dream 
of daisies in the spring or summer, but bad in fall or winter. Dan- 
delions. — To dream of gathering dandelions is ominous to one. 
To dream you see a large bed of them denotes that you have many 
new enemies forming, who will do you much injury in secret. If 
one in love dreams of dandelions, be sure their sweetheart is play- 
ing them false. 

Eagles. — To dream you see an eagle soaring veiy high in the 
air, denotes prosperity, riches and honor ; to the lover it foretells 
success in love and a happy marriage. To dream you see an eagle 
perched on the steeple of a church, or on any high eminence, is a 
very good omen ; it denotes that in some arduous undertaking you 
will be successful and thereby arrive at riches and honor ; it also 
denotes that the dreamer will make his fortune beyond the sea. 
If a woman with child dreams of an eagle, then it denotes that her 
offspring will marry well and be very happy. Eggs. — To dream 
you are buying or selling eggs, is a very favorable omen ; what- 
ever you are then about will succeed, whether it be love, trade, or 
getting a place. To dream that you are eating eggs, denotes that 
you will shortly have a child and that your affairs will go well. 
To dream your eggs are broken, denotes loss of goods, quarrels 
and poverty ; if you are in love, it forebodes a separation between 
you and your sweetheart. Elderberries. — To dream of elder- 
berries augurs content and riches ; to a maiden they bespeak a 
speedy marriage ; to a married woman, that she will shortly be with 
child ; to the tradesman, success in business ; to the farmer, good 
crops. Elephants. — To dream of an elephant is a very fortu- 
nate dream ; it denotes acquirement of riches. If you are in love, 
it denotes a speedy marriage with your sweetheart, and many 
children, chiefly boys, who will distinguish themselves by their 
learning. Eclipse. — To dream you see an eclipse of the moon, 
denotes that you will lose some female friend — your mother, if she 
be living. You will experience a great uneasiness on account of a 
woman. Your sweetheart will prove unfaithful. Poverty will 
overtake you and misery end your days. To dream you see an 
eclipse of the sun, denotes that you will lose some male friend — 
your father, if he be alive ; and that you will experience some un- 



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easiness by the means of some troublesome friends ; to a woman 
with child it foretells a son, who will be a great man. Earth- 
quake. — To dream of an earthquake, warns you that your affairs 
are about to take a great change. If you see many houses tumble 
into ruins, then it will be much for the better. Eyes. — To dream 
you lose your eyes, is a very unfortunate omen. It denotes decay 
of circumstances, loss of friends, death of relations and miscarriage 
in love. If a woman with child dreams of it, it denotes that the 
child will be very unhappy and lose its liberty. Execution. — To 
dream of the execution of offenders, shows that you will be sud- 
denly sought after for relief by some that are in great want and 
extremity. Earthworms. — To dream of earthworms, signifies 
secret enemies that endeavor to ruin and destroy us. Ear. — If 
a man dreams his ears be fair and well shaped, it shows he shall 
come to great renown ; but if he dreams his ears are ill-favored and 
deformed, it shows the contrary. This dream is ill to a servant, 
and those who have a law-suit, if he be a plaintiff or the defend- 
ant, but it is good to an artificer or one that worketh with his 
hands, for he shall have many that will employ him. To dream 
that one picks or cleans his ears, betokens that good news shall 
come forth one side or other. But to dream that the ears have 
been beaten or chafed, signifies we shall hear ill news. If any one 
dreams his ear is hurt or split, he will be offended by some one that 
belongs to him, or by some friend. If he dream that his ear is 
quite off, he shall be utterly deprived of their friendship. Eve. — 
To dream you see the mother of all men, is a favorable omen. It 
denotes great happiness to the lover. Eyebrows. — To dream the 
eyebrows are hairy and of a good grace, is good, especially to a 
woman. But if either men or women dream their eyebrows are 
more large or comely than they used to be, it is a sign they will 
succeed in the matrimonial way. Evil Spirits. — To dream evil 
spirits obstruct your doing good under a show of devotion, denotes 
obstruction in your affairs by a hypocrite ; and if you dream 
that you see hideous physiognomies, something vulgar will 
be revealed to you. Eating. — To dream that you are eating, is a 
very unfavorable omen ; it portends disunion in your family, 
losses in trade, and disappointment in love, storms and shipwrecks 
by sea. Enemy. — To dream you talk to an enemy, is a caution to 
beware of him. To dream you fight with and are worsted by 
him, denotes that you will meet with some misfortune which has 
threatened you for some time. Eels. — To dream of eels, signifies 
to beware of slippery pursuits and uncertain speculations. If the 
eels escape you, you "will be jilted in love ; if you hold them, honor 
and happiness will be in store for you. Elf.— To dream of an elf 
signifies a happy return of one long absent ; presents of value may 
be expected after this dream, which also signifies marriage, with 
wealth, position and happiness. Elopement. — To dream of a 
friend's elopement, signifies marriage against the wishes of your 
friends, and unhappiness. To dream of your own elopement, be- 
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Epitaph. — To read or write an epitaph in your dream, signifies 
much good to come from a secret friend. To read your own epi- 
taph, signifies marriage with one now an entire stranger, of great 
wealth and position. Equipage. — To dream of possessing one, 
signifies complete happiness, with the gratification of every wish, 
however extravagant. 

Face. — To dream your face is swelled shows that you will accu- 
mulate wealth. If you are in love, it denotes that your sweetheart 
will receive an unexpected legacy and marry you. Fall. — To 
dream you fall from any high place, or from a tree, denotes loss 
of place and goods. If you are in love, it surely indicates that you 
will never marry the present object of your affections. Feet. — 
To dream you are near a river or fountain and that you wash your 
feet, signifies molestation and trouble. To dream of one scratch- 
ing the soles of your feet, signifies loss by flattery. Fan. — If a 
maiden dreams she has been fanned by a man, she will soon make 
a new conquest, or marry the present object of her affections. 
For a man to dream he is fanning a person, signifies that he will 
soon meet with many changes in his affairs. Furniture. — To 
dream of getting new furniture that pleases you, is good. If it 
seems not to please, the dream is a bad one. To be pleased with 
furniture, denotes health, happiness and prosperity. To display 
furniture, denotes trouble, perhaps a death or a funeral. Faction. 
— To dream of being engaged in faction or sedition, denotes wealth 
by indirect ways. Father-in-law. — To dream one sees his father- 
in-law, either dead or alive, is ill, especially if he dreams that he 
uses violence or threatening. Fish-ponds. — To dream of fish- 
ponds, denotes thriving. Flageolet. — To dream that you play or 
near plajing on a flageolet, denotes trouble and contention, and 
being overthrown at law. Flesh. — If anyone dreams he is in- 
creased in flesh, he will gain wealth. On the contrary, if he 
dreams he is grown lean and thin, if he be rich, he will grow poor, 
or at least conceal his wealth, and he will be in a mean condition. 
To dream of eating all sorts of meat, whether flesh or fish, signi- 
fies either neglect of business, or anger and sickness. Flies. — To 
dream of a swarm of flies, denotes that you have many enemies ; 
it also denotes that your sweetheart is not sincere, and cares but 
little about you. To dream you kill them is a very good omen. 
Flute. — To dream you play or hear playing on a flute, signi- 
fies trouble and contention. Fool. — For a man to dream he is a 
fool, is good for those who would govern and teach children. 
Folly. — For a woman to dream she is become foolish, and is pub- 
licly guilty of folly, is a sign she will have a boy, who in time will 
grow great. If a maid, she will be speedily married, and that to 
an honest man. Forest. — To dream that you are walking in a 
forest, signifies trouble. Fields. — To dream you are in green 
fields, is a very favorable omen. To dream you are in ploughed 
fields, forebodes some severe disputes that will be brought upon 
you by some person who has no children. To the lover, it denotes 
disappointment ; to the married, unhappiness and undutiful child- 



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ren ; to the tradesman, loss of business and a prison. To dream 
you are in a meadow covered with flowers, is a very favorable 
omen. If you are soliciting a place or favor, it portends you will 
surely obtain it. Figs. — To dream of figs, is the forerunner of 
prosperity and happiness. To the lover, they denote the accom- 
plishment of your wishes. To the tradesman, increase of trade. 
They are also indicative of legacy. Fighting. — To dream you 
are lighting, denotes to the lover that you will lose the object of 
your affections through a foolish quarrel. It also forebodes much 
opposition to your wishes, with loss of character and property. 
After such a dream, you are urgently recommended to quit jowc 
present situation, because such a dream indicates that you will not 
prosper in it. To the sailor it denotes storm and shipwreck, with 
disappointment in love. Fire. — To dream of this subtle element, 
denotes health and happiness to the lover, marriage to the object of 
his affections and many children. It also denotes that you will be 
very angry with some one on a trifling occasion. To dream you 
see burning lights descending as it were from heaven, is a very bad 
sign indeed. It portends some dreadful accident to the dreamer, 
such as being hanged, losing your head, having your brains 
dashed out, breaking your legs, getting into prison, or other strange 
accidents. To the lover, it also denotes the loss of the affections 
of your sweetheart. To the tradesman, bad success in business. 
To dream that you are burnt by fire, denotes great danger, and 
that enemies will injure you. To the sailor, storms and shipwreck. 
Fishing. — To dream you are fishing, is a sure sign of sorrow and 
trouble. If you catch any fish, you will be successful in love and 
business. If you catch none, you will never marry your present 
sweetheart, nor succeed in your present undertakings. If they slip 
out of your hands after you have caught them, the person you 
marry will be of a roving disposition, and some pretended friend 
will deceive you. Filberts. — To dream of filberts, forebodes 
much trouble and anger from friends. To the tradesman, they 
denote a prison, and decay of trade ; to the lover, a complete dis- 
appointment ; to the married, care and undutiful children. Fin- 
gers. — To dream you cut your fingers, if they bleed, is a very 
good omen. You will be successful in love, and. your sweetheart 
will prove kind and true. You will get money from a quarter that 
you least expect, and be successful in your enterprises. If you 
dream that they do not bleed, then it denotes damage by a variety 
of accidents. That lawsuits will attend you, and that you will be 
unsuccessful in most of your pursuits. In love you will not suc- 
ceed with your present sweetheart, who prefers another. To 
dream you lose your fingers, denotes the loss of friends, servants, 
goods, trade and sweethearts. Feasting. — To dream that you are 
at a feast, denotes that you will meet with many disappointments, 
particularly in the thing which you are most anxious about. In 
love it forebodes much uneasiness between sweethearts, and to them 
which are married it foretells undutiful children, with many heavy 
losses. Fleas. — To dream you are tormented with these little in- 



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sects is unfavorable. Floods. — To dream of a flood, shows that 
you will meet with great opposition from rich neighbors, and that 
a rich rival will attempt to alienate the affections of your mistress. 
To the tradesman it denotes lawsuits, loss of business, and a prison ; 
to the sailor, it denotes much success by sea, but danger on shore ; 
to the farmer, it indicates loss of cattle and a dispute with the 
landlord. To dream you are drowned in a flood, denotes that you 
will quit your native land and after many hardships and perils re- 
turn to it rich and happy. That you will marry a pretty woman 
and have fine children. Flowers. — To dream you are gathering 
flowers, is a very favorable omen. Expect to thrive in everything 
you undertake and that you will be successful in love, marry hap- 
pily and have beautiful children. Should they wilt in your hands, 
then expect heavy losses in trade, that your sweetheart will die ; 
or, if you are married, that you will lose your husband or wife 
and also your favorite child. Flying. — To dream you are flying, 
is a very excellent omen. It foretells elevation of fortune. That 
you will arrive at dignity in the state and be happy. If you are 
in love, your sweetheart will be true to you, and if you marry, 
you will have many children, who will all do very well and be very 
happy. It indicates that you will take a long journey, which will 
turn out advantageous to you. Forge. — To dream of working a 
smith's forge, denotes a brain full of projects. The blowing with 
the bellows signifies the getting of a wife and the hammering on 
the anvil her scolding tongue. Fortune. — If any man become 
poor after he hath been rich, dreams he has the same land and 
possessions he had before, it signifies that his good fortune will re- 
turn. Fountain. — To dream that you are at a fountain, is a very 
favorable omen. If the waters are clear, it denotes riches and 
honors ; and in love, it foretells great happiness in the marriage 
state, and that your sweetheart is of an amiable disposition and 
true to you; but if the waters appear muddy, then it denotes 
vexation and trouble, disappointment in business, inconstancy in 
your sweetheart and misery in the marriage state. Fox. — To 
dream of this crafty animal is the forerunner of much difficulty. 
If you are in love, your sweetheart will turn out of a sour, dis- 
agreeable, ill-natured disposition. If you are in trade, sharpers 
will endeavor to defraud you and overreach you in bargains. 
Friend. — To dream you see a friend dead, betokens hasty news of 
a joyful nature. If you are in love, it foretells a speedy marriage 
with the object of your affections. Frogs. — To dream of frogs, 
is a very favorable omen. To the farmer, it foretells good crops 
and an increase of his live stock ; to the tradesman, it denotes suc- 
cess in business ; to the lover, a faithful sweetheart ; to the mar- 
ried, an increase of children, who will be very happy ; to the 
sailor, pleasant and prosperous voyages, with a wife in a distant 
countiy. Fruits. — If you dream of fruits when out of season, or 
that you are gathering them when green, denotes sickness. If you 
dream they are rotten, it foretells poverty. To dream of gathering 
ripe fruit, when there is plenty, betokens happiness and riches, and 



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the speedy receipt of money. If you gather fruit from an old 
withered tree, it is a sign that you will unexpectedly inherit the 
effects of some aged person. To dream you have made yourself 
sick by eating fruit, is a sorrowful omen. Funeral. — To dream 
of a burial, denotes speedy marriage, and that you will hear of the 
death or imprisonment of some near relation or esteemed friend. 
It also foretells the acquisition of wealth-, and that an estate will 
fall to you from a distant relation by your mothers side. If you 
see any particular person attending a funeral, either that person, or 
some friend of his, will die and leave you something. If there is 
a hearse with feathers on it, you will marry some rich person 
yourself, or assist at some relation's wedding, who will marry well 
and be a friend to you. Fairy. — For a maiden to dream she sees 
a fairy, shows she will soon change her present state by becoming 
the wife of a good husband. It is good for women under any cir- 
cumstances to dream of fairies, but it denotes evil to men, and no 
man should undertake any important matter for several days after, 
or it will surely end in his being disappointed. Files. — To dream 
of dealing in files, prognosticates activity. To purchase files, 
shows you will have many applications to attend to business. To 
sell files, shows you will have others to work for you, yielding pro- 
fitably. Flambeau. — To dream of flambeaux, is a sign of trouble, 
excitement and distress. To the merchant, losses at sea ; to the 
mechanic, want of employment ; to lovers, deceit and treachery. 
Flag. — To dream of raising a flag signifies that your name will be 
widely known ; to dream of seeing a flag floating, signifies good 
news. Furnace. — To dream of seeing a furnace, indicates a quar- 
rel which will cost you dear friends. If you heat the furnace, you 
will be the only sufferer. Ferry. — To dream of crossing a ferry, 
signifies that indecision in an important matter will make you the 
laughing-stock of your friends. Fortress. — If you are confined 
in a f orFress in your dream, your plans in life will suffer from un- 
due influence of others. If you dream of placing others in con- 
finement, look for valuable goods, which will enrich you. Fairs. 
— To dream of going to fairs threatens the person so dreaming 
with having his pockets picked, or robbed in some other way. 

Gloves. — To dream of receiving a gift of a pair of gloves, sig- 
nifies an offer of friendship. If "the gloves are light, the con- 
nection will be pleasant ; if dark, it is doubtful. To receive a 
package of gloves, signifies much good offered to you at one time. 
To present gloves in a dream, signifies a gift in charity. To dream 
of old, ragged gloves, signifies^ disappointment and deceit from 
your dearest friends. Ghost. — To dream of seeing it, signiftes_ a 
marriage in the family. If you dream it speaks, prepare to die. 
Gallows. — To dream of the gallows is a most fortunate omen. It 
shows that the dreamer will become rich and arrive at great hon- 
ors. To the lover, it shows the consummation of his mostf sanguine 
wishes, and that by marriage he will become rich and happy, have 
many children, particularly a son, who will become a great man, 
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you are walking in a garden, is of a very favorable nature. It 
portends elevation in fortune and dignity. To the lover, it de- 
notes great success and an advantageous marriage. To the trades- 
man, it promises increase of business. To the farmer, plentiful 
crops, and to the sailor, prosperous voyages. Geese. — To dream 
of geese is a forerunner of good ; expect to see a long-absent friend. 
They denote success and riches to the dreamer in the furtherance 
of his pursuits. In love, they augur speedy marriage and fidelity 
in your sweetheart. Giants. — To dream of seeing giants is omin- 
ous of good. Gifts. — To dream you have anything given you, is a 
sign that some good is about to happen to you. It also denotes 
that a speedy marriage will take place between you and your 
sweetheart. To dream you have given anything away, is the fore- 
runner of adversity, and in love denotes sickness and inconstancy 
in your sweetheart or partner. Glass. — To dream of glass, marks 
inconstancy in your sweetheart, and in business of bad success in 
your undertakings in life. To dream you break glass, shows that 
your sweetheart will forsake you, and that you will unexpectedly 
meet with misfortunes and troubles. To dream you receive a 
glassful of water, is indicative of a speedy marriage and that you 
will have many children, who will all do well. If the glass ap- 
pears broken, the death of your sweetheart, or, if married, of your 
spouse, is predicted. For a woman with child, or a married man 
whilst his wife is with child, to dream of breaking a glass of wine 
or water, denotes that the child in the womb will be preserved after 
much danger, and perhaps the death of the mother. If either of 
them dream that they spill wine or water, it is indicative that the 
mother will live but the child will die. Globe. — To dream that 
you are looking at a globe, foretells much good, and that you will 
become a great traveler. Gold. — To dream of gold, is a very good 
omen. It denotes success in your present undertakings, after 
experiencing some little difficulties. If you receive gold in bars, 
you will inherit an estate in a far distant country, and have some 
trouble in getting possession of it. If you receive eagles or any 
other gold coin, your affairs will prosper, your sweetheart will be 
true and marry you ; you will have many children and be very 
happy. If you pay gold, it betokens an increase of friends and 
business. If you let gold fall, it denotes an attack from thieves. 
If you are in trade, some swindler will attempt to defraud you. If 
you pick up gold, it denotes that some quarrel will be settled to 
your advantage. If you are in prison, it shows you will speedily 
be released. It also denotes the death of a husband or wife, if 
you are married. If single, of your sweetheart. Good. — To 
dream that we do good to one, signifies jollity and pleasure, and to 
dream that others do us good, is profit and gain. Gooseberries. 
— To dream of gooseberries, indicates many children, chiefly sons, 
and an accomplishment of your present pursuits. To the sailor, 
they declare dangers in his next voyage. To the maiden, a proving 
husband, and to the man, a rakish wife. Grapes. — To dream of 
grapes, foretells to the maiden that her husband will be a cheerful 



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companion and a great songster. They denote much happiness in 
marriage and success in trade. If you are in love, they augur a 
speedy union between you and your sweetheart. Grave. — To 
dream you see a grave, foretells sickness and disappointment. If 
you are in love, you will surely never marry your present sweet- 
heart. If you go into the grave, it shows you will experience a 
loss of property and that false friends will defame you. If you 
come out of the grave, it denotes success in your undertakings, 
that you will rise in the world, become rich, and if you are in love, 
that you will speedily marry your sweetheart. If you take another 
out of the grave, you will be the means of saviDg the life of a 
person who will be a very great friend to you, and receive some 
unexpected legacy. Grain. — To dream you see any kind of grain 
and that one gathers it, signifies profit and gain. Games. — To 
dream one plays at ball or top, signifies travail and pains, and to 
gain wealth by contention and injury. To leap, run, or dance, sig- 
nifies prosperity in affairs ; but to dance without music, foretells 
want of money. Garlic. — For a man to dream he eats garlic, sig- 
nifies he shall discover hidden secrets and meet with some domestic 
jars. Yet to dream he has it in the house, is good. Gibbet. — To 
dream you see a person hanging on a gibbet, is a sign of damage 
and great affliction. Girdle. — To dream that you are girt with an 
old girdle, signifies labor and pains. A new girdle signifies honor. 
Gin. — To dream of drinking gin, forebodes short life and many 
changes will happen very suddenly, which will be chiefly very 
pleasant, but that they will end with dissatisfaction. Gondola. — 
If a female dreams she is sailing in a gondola, she will speedily 
marry a person who will make her happy. If a man dream he is 
in a gondola, in smooth water, it is an excellent dream ; but if the 
water be muddy or troubled, it denotes much strife. Guns. — To 
dream you see people firing off guns or cannon, augurs that the 
dreamer will experience much adversity. To dream that they are 
firing at you, shows that you will be exposed to many perilous 
dangers, such as shipwreck, assassination, or loss of liberty. If 
you are firing at them yourself, it foretells that you will be in- 
volved in a lawsuit that will prove prejudicial to you. 

Hay. — To dream you cut it, signifies that you will have great 
influence in society. To dream of raking it together, denotes that 
you will stand at the head of assemblies. Hills. — To dream you 
are traveling over high hills and wading through great difficulties, 
having lost your way, shows you shall meet with assistance and 
have good counsel in your difficulties. Hail. — To dream you are 
in a hailstorm, presages great sorrow in life. If you are in love, it 
forewarns you against marrying your present sweetheart, who will 
prove of very bad temper and make you miserable. Hair. — For 
a man to dream his hair is long, like a woman's, signifies coward- 
ice and effeminacy, and that the person dreaming will be deceived 
by a woman. To dream one sees a woman without hair, signifies 
famine, poverty and sickness. To see a man bald and without hair, 
signifies the contrary. Hands. — If any one dreams that his hands 



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are comelier and stronger than ordinary, he will be employed in 
some important affairs, which he will bring to a happy issue. If 
one dreams that his hand is cut off, or that it has grown lean and 
dry, or hath been burnt, he will grow poor. If a woman dreams 
thus, she will lose her husband, or her eldest son, or fall into a de- 
cay. If any one dreams that he works with his right hand, it is a 
sign of good fortune to him and his family. If with the left hand, 
that denotes bad luck. To dream the hand is hairy, signifies trouble 
and imprisonment. Hanged. — To dream of seeing people hanged, 
or that you are going to be hanged yourself, denotes that you will 
rise above your present condition by marriage. Hat. — To dream 
your hat is torn or dirty, signifies damage and dishonor. But to 
dream you have a hat on that pleases you, signifies joy, profit, and 
good success in business. Hogs' Bristles. — To dream that you 
have hogs' bristles, signifies great and violent dangers. Horns. — 
To dream one hath horns on his head, signifies dominion, grand- 
eur and royalty. To dream you see a man with horns on his 
head, signifies he is in danger both of the loss of his person and es- 
tate. Horses. — To dream of horses is a particularly good sign; 
inasmuch that if any one dreams that he is mounted on a stately 
horse, full of mettle, nimble and well-harnessed, he will have 8 
handsome, noble and rich wife, provided the horse be his own. 
To dream one sees a horse running, signifies prosperity and the 
accomplishment of one's desires. To dream of riding on a tired 
horse, shows one shall fall desperately in love. To dream you see 
a horse dead, is a sign that stagnation will take place in your busi- 
ness, with some losses ; but these may be overcome if the horse be 
well in flesh and has not died a natural death. Hunger. — To 
dream one is unusually hungry, and that his appetite craves suste- 
nance, shows he will be ingenious, laborious and eager in getting 
an estate, and will grow rich. Husbandmen. — To see yourself 
become a husbandman in your dream, shows you shall meet with 
great toil, yet after awhile become rich. If you dream you are 
ploughing, it denotes success, and, to single persons, speedy mar- 
riage ; and if the fields be full of flowers, it is a sign of much happi- 
ness. Hatred. — To dream of hatred or being hated, whether of 
friends or enemies, is ill. Heaven. — To dream of heaven, and 
that you are there, signifies grandeur and glory. Head. — To 
dream you have a great head, or a head bigger than ordinary, and 
very highly raised, that signifies dignity, esteem. If a sick person 
dream thus, it prognosticates both the headache and violent fever. 
If one dreams his head is cut off by robbers and murderers, that 
signifies loss of children, relations, estate or wife ; and to the wife 
so dreaming, the loss of her husband. To dream that one cuts off 
another's head, signifies assurance of effecting business, or revenge 
upon your enemies. To dream you cut off the head of a pullet, or 
a green goose, signifies joy and recreation. To dream one hath 
the head of a lion or wolf, or some other cruel beast, it is a good 
sign to the dreamer. To dream one hath the head of a dog, horse, 
or ass, or such four-footed beast, is servitude, pain and misery to 



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the dreamer. To dream one hath a bird's head, argues one shall 
not stay long in his country. If one dreams that he is careful to 
comb and trim his hair, it is a sign he shall dispose well of his 
business. To dream you wash your head, signifies deliverance 
from danger. Hen.— To dream that you hear hens cackle, or 
that you catch them, signifies joy, profit and assurance of the dis- 
patch of business. To dream that you are turned into a hen, 
signifies disquiet. To dream that you see a hen lay eggs, signifies 
gain. To see a hen with her chickens, signifies loss or damage. 
To dream that a hen crows, signifies sadness and trouble. Hor- 
net. — To dream of hornets, shows you will have to do with people 
who will assault and discredit you. House. — To dream of build- 
ing a house is a good omen ; in love, that your sweetheart is good- 
tempered and faithful, and will make you very happy ; to dream 
you see a house on fire, foretells hasty news. If it be your own 
house that is destroyed, the news will be bad. If your enemy's 
house, it will be good. Hunting. — To dream you are hunting 
and that the game is killed, shows much trouble through the preten- 
sions of false friends, but that you will discover them and over- 
come all their machinations. 

Ice. — To dream of ice is a favorable omen. To the lover it 
shows your sweetheart is of an amiable temper and faithful. To 
dream you are sliding or skating on the ice, denotes that you will 
pursue some unprofitabse concern and be much worried by your 
engagements. Invasion. — For a maiden to dream of invasion, is 
a sign that some evil-disposed person will endeavor to lead her 
astray ; to a man in business, it denotes much competition ; to a 
mechanic, loss of his situation. Intrigue. — To dream you are 
connected in an intrigue, is ominous of evil. Infant. — If an un- 
married woman dreams of an infant, it prognosticates that she will 
go through some trouble, but for a man to dream of infants, is 
good. Inn. — To dream of being in an inn, is a very unfavorable 
dream. It denotes poverty and want of success in undertakings ; 
expect soon to be yourself, or some of your family, committed to 
prison. If you are sick, it denotes you will never recover. To the 
tradesman it shows loss of trade and bad servants. Inquest. — 
To dream of being at an inquest, denotes prosperity; to dream 
that you are the subject on which the inquest is held, prognosti- 
cates that you will come into prosperity by the death of some rich 
person ; to dream an inquest is held on the body of a friend is also 
good to the dreamer. Idiot. — If any one dreams he is turned 
idiot, or mad, and is guilty of public extravagancies, he shall be 
long-lived, a favorite, and gain pleasure and profit by the people. 
Image. — To dream of an image or statue, signifies children, and 
the will and affections of the dreamer. Infernal Things. — If 
any one dreams that he sees the devil, or any other infernal spirit 
or representation, it is a very bad dream, bringing along with it to 
those sick, death, and to the healthy, melancholy, anger and violent 
sickness. Iron. — For one to dream that he is hurt with iron, 
signifies that he shall receive some damage. To dream that one 



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trades with a stranger in iron, signifies losses and misfortune. 
Idol. — To dream you see persons worshiping at an idol, betokens a 
change of affairs and much for the better. To dream you worship 
an idol, is a sign of merriment, such as going to balls, parties or 
excursions, pleasant journeys and the like. If a sick person has 
this dream, they will have a speedy recovery. Ignominy. — For 
any one to dream they suffer ignominy, shows he will be unjustly 
accused of having done wrong, and that he will, after a little, take 
a sudden rise in the world. Illumination. — It is a certain sign 
of war when persons dream of seeing a city illuminated. To dream 
your own house is illuminated, betokens much quarrelling among 
relatives. Injury. — To dream you receive an injury, signifies 
that }^ou have many friends — no enemies. If you dream of inflict- 
ing injury, you will both receive and dispense blessings. Ink. — 
If you dream of black ink, you will become involved in some dis- 
graceful scheme. If you dream of red ink, good news awaits you. 
Jollity. — To dream of jollity, feasts and merry-making, is a 
good and prosperous dream, and promiseth to the dreamer great 
preferment. Jessamine. — To dream of this beautiful flower, 
foretells good luck. To lovers, it is a sure sign they will be speed- 
ily married. Jeopardy. — If you dream that you are in jeopardy, 
it will be very fortunate for you. If a person so dreaming be in 
business, it foretells success and great profit. Jubilee. — To dream 
that you are at a jubilee, is a sure sign that you will have a fortune 
left you by some rich relations. Jockey. — If a female dreams she 
sees a jockey riding at full speed, she will have an offer of mar- 
riage made her very unexpectedly. For a man to dream he rides 
with, or sees a jockey riding at a race, denotes a sudden good turn 
in his affairs. Jug. — For one to dream of drinking out of a jug, 
is a sure sign of going on a journey. If the jug be large, the jour- 
ney will be long ; if small, the journey will be short ; and so, if the 
liquid drank be pleasant, so will the journey, and if unpleasant, the 
journey will be full of troubles. Juniper. — It is unlucky to dream 
of the juniper, especially if the person who so dreams be sick. 
But to dream of gathering juniper berries, if it be in winter, de- 
notes prosperity. Joy.— To dream of joy and festivity, is a token 
of good for such as would marry, or it betokens enjoyment for 
those fond of society. To the sad and fearful it announces ab- 
sence of heaviness and fear. Juniper Berries. — To dream of 
these, signifies that the person so dreaming will shortly arrive at 
great honors and become a great person. To the married it fore- 
tells the birth of a male child. Jail. — If you dream of seeing 
others in jail, you will be deprived of your own liberty. If you 
dream of being imprisoned, you will be elevated to a high station 
in life and increase your number of friends. Jewels. — To dream 
of possessing jewels, signifies that you are on the road to happi- 
ness. Jury. — If you dream of being tried by a jury, you will lose 
your sweetheart, and gain the affections of another on a voyage. 
If you dream of being acquitted by a jury, you will shortly meet 
with interesting and romantic adventures. 



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Kill. — To dream you kill a man, signifies assuredness of busi- 
ness. To dream you kill your father, is a bad sign. To dream you 
are killed, denotes loss to him whom you dreamed has killed you. 
Keys. — To dream of keys is favorable to a person in trade, and to 
a sailor, they denote some g'ft, and that the dreamer will become 
rich. To dream of finding a key, denotes an addition to your 
estate. If you are married, i foretells the birth of a child. If 
you give another a key, you will be speedily married. In love, 
keys betoken faithfulness and a good tempered sweetheart. 

To dream your keys are gone or lost 
Denotes that you'll be vexed or crossed. 

Knives. — To dream of knives is a very unpropitious omen. It 
betokens lawsuits, poverty, disgrace, strife and a general failure 
in your projects. In love, it shows that your sweetheart is of a bad 
temper, and unfaithful, and that if you marry you will live in en- 
mity and misery. Kissing-. — For a man to dream of kissing a 
young maid, and that she vanishes away before he can accomplish 
his desire, denotes that the next day he shall see great store of 
good cheer. To dream you kiss a person deceased, signifies long 
fife. Kite. — To dream of your seeing a kite, showeth you shall be 
in danger of thieves and robbers. 

Ladder. — To dream you ascend a ladder, signifies honor. But 
to dream you descend a ladder, betokens damage. Lamb. — To 
dream that you feed or bring a lamb to the slaughter signifies tor- 
ment. To dream that you see a lamb, or young kids, signifies 
extraordinary comfort. Leaping. — To dream you are leaping 
over walls, doors or gates, is a sign that you will encounter many 
difficulties in your present pursuits, and that your sweetheart will 
not marry you. Legs. — To dream that your legs are scabby or 
itchy, signifies fruitless perplexity and care. To dream one hath 
a wooden leg, signifies the alteration of condition, from good to 
bad, and from bad to worse. Letters. — To dream you receive 
letters, is demonstrative of your being beloved by a person of the 
opposite sex, who is very much your friend. To dream of writing 
letters, shows success in enterprises. Leopards. — Dreaming of 
leopards, foretells honor. Lettuce. — To dream that one eats 
salads made of lettuce, and other herbs that may be eaten raw, 
signifies trouble and difficulty in the management of affairs. 
Lemons. — To dream of lemons denotes contentions in your family 
and uneasiness on account of children. They announce the death, 
of some relation and disappointment in love. Lion. — To dream 
of seeing this king of beasts, denotes that you will appear before 
your betters, and that you will bejpromoted to some lucrative office, 
accumulate riches, and marry a woman of great spirit. It argues 
success in trade and prosperity from a voyage by sea. Look- 
ingglass. — To dream of looking in a glass, denotes children 
to the married and to the unmarried it promises a lover speedily. 
Lechery. — To dream of lechery, denotes to the dreamer a spell of 
sickness. Leapfrog. — For a man to dream he plays at leapfrog is 
bad. For many causes, troubles and vexations will soon overtake 



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him. If a maiden has this dream, it signifies that her lover is in- 
constant. Leap Year. — To dream of a leap year is one of the 
best and most lucky dreams. Everything you undertake about 
this time will prosper and your efforts will be fourfold successful. 
It is like good to male and female. Leeward. — For a captain or 
seafaring man to dream his vessel drifts leeward, is ominous of a 
storm. Land. — If a man dreams he hath good lands well enclosed 
with pleasant pastures, bestowed upon him, he will have a hand- 
some wife. But if the land seems spacious and not enclosed, that 
denotes pleasure, joy and riches. If he dreams that the said unen- 
closed lands have fair gardens and fountains, fields, pleasant groves 
and orchards adjoining thereto, that signifies that he will marry a 
discreet, chaste and beautiful wife, and that she will bear him 
handsome children. If he dreams the land is sown with wheat, 
that signifies money and profit, with care and industry. But if he 
dreams it is sown with any kind of pulse, that denotes affliction 
and trouble. Lantern. — He that dreams he sees a lantern with a 
light in it, extinguished, that signifies unto him sadness, sickness 
and poverty. Laurel. — To dream you see a laurel tree is a token 
of victory and pleasure, and if you be married, it denotes the in- 
heritance of possession by your wife. To dream one sees or smells 
laurel, if it be a woman, she shall bear children. If a maid, she 
will be suddenly married. Law. — As to matters of law, to 
dream of places, of pleading, judges, attorneys, &c, signifies 
trouble, expense and revealing of secrets. If a sick man dreameth 
he obtains a suit, he shall come to a better estate. Lizard. — To 
dream that one sees a lizard, signifies ill-luck and misfortune by 
secret enemies. Logs.— To dream that one is cleaving a log is a sign 
that strangers shall come to the party dreaming. Light. — To 
dream you see a great light is a happy presage. It denotes that 
you will attain great honors and become very rich. In love, it 
shows a sweetheart of an amiable disposition, that you will marry 
well, have children and be very happy. Lightning. — To dream 
of lightning without tempest, and falling near, without touching 
the body, signifies change of place. If a man dreams he saw 
lightning fall below him, it will hinder his traveling. But if you 
dream that you are all burned and consumed with lightning, it is 
death to the dreamer. Lilies. — To dream that one sees, holds, 
smells lilies out of their season, it signifies that the hope of the 
thing desired will be frustrated. But the same dream of lilies in 
their season is good. Linen. — To dream you are dressed in clean 
linen, denotes that you will shortly receive some glad tidings. 
That your sweetheart is faithful, and will marry. If it is dirty, 
then it denotes poverty, and disappointment in love. Lioness. — 
Dreaming of seeing a lioness is good to the rich or poor. Marriage 
is also hereby signified. Those that have children upon this dream 
shall lose them. But if you dream that she destroys you it is death 
to the dreamer. For persons at sea to dream of this animal is a 
sign of storm. Lean. — If one dreams he is grown lean and wasted, 
he will be disturbed and have suits at law, or some other ill busi- 



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ness that will occasion the loss of his estate, or else he is in danger 
of falling sick. Nevertheless, if a woman dreams the tongue grows 
less, it signifies unto her honors, wisdom, prudence and discretion. 
Lice. — To dream that you are lousy and that you are killing a 
great number of them, is a very good omen. It denotes great 
riches to the dreamer. They also portend deliverance from ene- 
mies, and that you will overcome much slander and malice. Lips. 
— To dream that one hath red, handsome lips, is a sign that your 
friends enjoy their health. And to have them dry and chapped, 
the contrary. Lying". — To tell a lie in a dream is not good, ex- 
cept by players and jesters, who practise it, and deceive people. 
Lake. — To dream of a peaceful lake, denotes content. To dream 
of gazing into a lake, denotes an access of fortune from an unex- 
pected source. To dream of floating on a lake, signifies to glide 
through life without trouble and with many friends. Legacy. — 
To dream of receiving one, denotes losing whatever you own that 
is in the hands of another, involving you in litigation, debt, un- 
happiness and trouble. Laughing. — To dream of laughing vio- 
lently, betokens sorrow and weeping. It also denotes change of 
circumstances and friends. Love. — To dream of being in love, 
denotes that you are not susceptible. If you dream of another 
loving you, you will pass through life alone and unsought. Lamp. 
— To dream of a burning lamp, signifies prosperity. To dream of 
a lamp suddenly extinguished, signifies the death of a near friend. 
Losses. — To dream you lose something on which you set great 
value, denotes that you will hear of something which will give you 
great pleasure. If you dream of losing money, you will receive a 
gift from some one which will astonish and please you. To dream 
that you have lost some part of your dress, foretells you that there 
is some one intending to confer some favor on you. 

Malice. — To dream that some one bears you malice, foretells a 
pleasant prospect in your wordly affairs ; and that you will be ad- 
vanced to some important station either by marriage, if you are 
not married, or if so, through the influence of friends. Mansion. 
— To dream that you inhabit a mansion, is not good ; expect some 
calamity happening either to yourself, or some relative, or lover. 
Maid. — To dream you obtain a young maid, signifies joy. To 
dream you take away a maid by force, signifies sorrow. Markets. 
— To dream of markets filled with goods and folks, is a good dream 
to those that traffic. But riding to market signifies a short voyage. 
If in a storm, the voyage will be difficult and the success of your 
voyage doubtful. If in fair weather, the result will be the con- 
trary. Marriage. — To dream you are married, is ominous of 
death, and very unfavorable to the dreamer. It denotes poverty, 
a prison, and misfortune. To dream you assist at a wedding, is 
the forerunner of some pleasing news and great success. To 
dream of lying with your newly married husband or wife, threat- 
ens danger and sudden misfortunes and also that you will lose part 
of your propertv. To the sailor, it argues storm and shipwrecks 
with a narrow escape from death. Milk.— To dream you drink 



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milk, is an extraordinary good sign. And to dream you see breasts 
of milk, signifies profit. To dream you are carrying milk is a good 
sign, but if you fall and spill it, misfortune will befall you, from 
which it would be difficult to extricate yourself. Mad. — To 
dream you are mad, and that you are in company with mad 
people, is very good to the dreamer. It promises long life, riches, 
happy marriage, success in trade and good children. If you are a 
farmer, some accident will happen to a part of your live stock, 
but you will have plentiful crops. If you are in lawsuit, it will 
determine greatly in your favor. Mice. — To dream of mice, de- 
notes prosperity, success in love, and a happy marriage. For a 
married woman to dream of mice, it is a token that she will be 
with child shortly and that the fruit of her womb will become 
very rich and powerful. Midwife. — To dream you see a mid- 
wife, is a revealing of secrets, and signifies hurt. To those who 
are kept by force, to dream of a midwife, signifies liberty. If a 
woman that is not with child dreameth often of seeing her, it f ore- 
bodeth she shall have a fit of sickness, which shall be long and 
continuous. Martyr. — If one dreams he dies for religion, that 
man will arrive at great honor. It signifies also that his soul will 
be happy hereafter. Meat. — To dream that you see the meat 
you have eaten, signifies loss and damage. Measles. — If any one 
dreams he hath the measles, it denotes he shall gain profit and 
wealth, but it shall be with infamy. Mire. — 

To dream you wade in mire and stubble, 
Foretelleth surely toil and trouble, 
Yet perseverance will not fail 
O'er toil and trouble to prevail. 

Monkeys. — To dream of these mischievous creatures, is ominous 
of evil. They announce deceit in love, unfaithfulness in the mar- 
ried state, undutiful children, malicious enemies, and an attack 
by thieves. Mountains. — To dream you see steep and craggy 
mountains, presages difficulties in accomplishing your designs. 
If you ascend them and gain the top, you will be successful 
in whatever you undertake, become very rich, and arrive at great 
honors in the state. To a maid, they denote that she will marry a 
man who will become rich and powerful, and that her children 
will be people of consequence. Mulberries. — To dream of mul- 
berries is of good import. To the maiden, they foretell a speedy 
and happy marriage. To the lover, constancy and affection in 
his mistress. They also denote wealth, honors and many children. 
They are particularly favoring to sailors and farmers. Music. — To 
dream you hear delicious music is a very favorable omen, promis- 
ing joyful news from a long absent friend. To married people it de- 
notes sweet tempered children. In lOve it shows that your sweet- 
heart is very fond of you, is good tempered, sincere and constant. 
Rough and discordant music foretells trouble, vexation and dis- 
appointment. Monster. — To see a monster in the sea is not good; 
but out of the sea every fish and great monster is good. Money. 
— To dream of receiving money, is a good omen. In love, it fore- 



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tells a speedy marriage and many children. If you dream you 
lose money, it is a proof you will be deceived in love, and be un- 
successful in some favorite pursuit. To dream you are paying 
money, foretells the birth of a son destined to cut a great figure in 
life. Moon. — To dream of the moon is a very favorable omen ; it 
denotes sudden joy, great success in love ; but unfaithfulness in 
the married state, undutiful children, and malicious enemies. 
Mother. — To dream you see your own mother living, signifies 
joy. To see your mother dead, signifies misfortune. Melons. — 
To dream of melons, to sick persons is a prognostic of recovery, 
by reason of their humidity or juicy substance. Monuments. — 
If a sick person dreams of seeing monuments, he or she is dream- 
ing will quickly recover. For the healthy to dream of monuments 
is a sign of good luck. Misery. — Dreaming that you are in great 
misery on account of some calamity that has befallen either your 
sweetheart, partner in life, or a relation, denotes that you may ex- 
pect some important event occuring, which will be deeply interest- 
ing to you. Mad Dog-. — To dream that you meet a mad dog de- 
notes that you will be fortunate in any undertaking in which you 
are engaged, and that success will crown your efforts. Murder. 
— To dream that you see a murder committed, indicates that you 
will shortly have the pleasure of welcoming one whom you had 
not expected to see again in this world. Murderer. — If any one 
dreams of being a murderer be sure you will be slandered and ca- 
lumniated by one who has been a professed friend and admirer 
previously. Musician. — For one to dream of being a musician, 
who understands nothing of the art of music, is an indication that 
the dreamer will have peace and comfort in the domestic state. 

Nakedness. — To dream you see a man naked, signifies fear 
and terror. To dream you see a woman naked, signifies honor and 
joy, provided she be fair skinned and handsome. But if she is 
crooked, old, wrinkled or otherwise ill made, and black withal, it 
signifies shame, repentance and ill luck. Nightmare. — To dream 
of being ridden by the nightmare is a sign that a woman so dream- 
ing, shall be domineered over by a fool. Night-walks. — To 
dream of walking in the night, signifies trouble and melancholy. 
Nutmegs. — To dream of nutmegs is a sign that many changes 
will overtake you. Navigation. — If one dreams that 'he is sail- 
ing in a boat and recreating himself without fear, he will have 
comfort and success in his affairs, but if the water be tempestuous, 
it falleth out contrarily. To dream of being in a ship or boat, and 
in danger of oversetting or shipwreck, it is a sign of danger unless 
the party be a prisoner or captive, and in that case it denotes lib- 
erty and freedom. Night-birds. — To dream of any kind of night- 
birds, as the owl, bittern and bat, is ominous, and those who have 
such dreams should undertake no business on the day following. 
He that travels by sea or land, and sees in his dream any of these 
birds, will fall into a great tempest or into the hands of thieves. 
Nightingale. — To dream of the nightingale signifieth good work, 
and principally wedding. Nine-pins. — To dream of playing at 



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nine-pins is a sign of quarreling ; if successful, you will get the bet- 
ter of your adversary; if the reverse, you will be worsted. Night- 
hag.— For a woman to dream of a night-hag, denotes that she will 
be much slandered by some one whom she deems her friend. 
For a man to dream of this nonentity, is a sign that some woman 
is endeavoring to do him an injury. Neigh. — To dream you hear 
horses neigh, augurs that you will have new and powerful friends, 
who will do you much service. Negroes. — It is not good to dream 
of negroes, unless they be singing or dancing, or otherwise making 
merry. To dream of seeing negroes in a church is ominous of 
evil. Nose. — To dream one has a fair and great nose is a good to 
all, for it denotes prosperity in affairs, and acquaintance with rich 
persons. Nosegays. — To dream of gathering and making nose- 
gays is unlucky, showing that our hope shall wither as flowers do 
in a nosegay. Nut Tree. — Dreaming that you see nut trees, signi- 
fies riches and content gained with labor and pain. Dreaming 
that you find nuts that have been hid, signifies that you will find 
treasure. Nails. — To dream your nails are growing long is very 
good, and denotes riches, prosperity and happiness ; great success 
in love, a good, industrious husband or wife, with dutiful children ; 
it also foretells that you will suddenly receive a sum of money 
that will be of great use to you. Nectarines. — To dream of nec- 
tarines is ominous of strife between friends, of riches to the farmer 
and tradesman, of infidelity to lovers, of children to the married, 
of bad weather to the sailor, and to the poor they announce plenty 
and increase of wages. Nuts.— To dream you see clusters of 
them denotes riches and happiness. To the lover, success and 
a good-tempered sweetheart. If you are gathering them, it is not 
a good omen, for you will pursue some matter that will not turn 
out to your advantage. If you crack them, the person who courts 
you, or to whom you pay your addresses, will treat you with in- 
difference, or be very unfaithful. Needle. — For a female to 
dream she is busy with the needle, indicates that she is about to 
take a journey either of pleasure or necessity. For one of the 
male sex to dream he is using the needle (except he[is a tailor), fore- 
bodes a series of distressing and unpleasant matters are about to 
harass and perplex him. 

Olives. — To dream you see olives, denotes happiness, and 
that you will be successful in all your present undertakings. To 
the lover, they foretell a speedy marriage with the object of your 
affections. If you are gathering them off the trees, they announce 
much trouble and vexation through friends and children; to the 
lover, they show your sweetheart is unfaithful. Onions. — 

To dream of eating onions means 
Much strife in thy domestic scenes ; 
Secrets found out or else betrayed, 
And many falsehoods made and said. 

Oysters. — To dream you are eating oysters, is a very favorable 
omen. Ocean. — To dream you are on the ocean with a woman, 
is a sign some female friend is deceitful, or that you are deceitful 



36 witches' dkeam book. 

in some friends. It is unlucky to dream you swim, walk on, or 
catch fish in the season. But it is nevertheless lucky to dream of 
the ocean to any person about to go on a journey, unless, indeed, 
it be very tempestuous. Overturned. — If a woman dreams she be 
overturned while riding, it is ominous that she shall be greatly 
distressed for a short time. For a man to have this dream, de- 
notes that some animal to which he is attached will sicken and 
perhaps die. Orphans. — Whoever dreams of orphans will receive 
profits or riches by the hand of a stranger. For a man to dream 
of a female orphan, denotes that his wife will be rich. To dream 
about orphans in any way is an excellent dream to both sexes. 
Office. — To dream you are turned out of your office, foretells death 
and loss of property. If you are in love, it foretells want of affec- 
tion in your sweetheart and misery if you marry the present object 
of your affection. OiL — Dreaming that you are anointed with oil, 
is good for women, but for men, denotes shame. Olive Trees. — 
Dreaming that you see an olive tree with olives, denotes peace, de- 
light, concord, liberty, dignity, and fruition of your desires. To 
dream that you beat the olives down, is good for all but servants. 
Oven. — If you dream that you see an oven hot, it signifies change 
of place. Owl. — To dream of this bird at night is a bad omen. 
It foretells sickness, poverty and imprisonment It also forewarns 
you some male friend is perfidious. Oxen. — Dreaming of oxen 
denotes a year of plenty and fruitfulness. But if they appear 
poor and lean it threatens a year of scarcity and famine. To dream 
you feed oxen is a good sign, but to see oxen go to water is a bad 
sign. Old Man. — For a woman to dream she is courted by an 
old man, is a sure prognostic that she will receive a sum of money 
and be successful in her undertakings. For a maid to dream of 
it, shows that she will marry a rich young fellow, and have many 
children by him, who will all become rich. Old Woman. — For a 
man to dream he is courting an old woman, and that she returns 
his love, is a very fortunate omen. It prefigures success in worldly 
concerns, that he will marry a beautiful young woman, have lovely 
children, and be very happy. Oranges. — Dreaming that you see 
and cut oranges, signifies wounds, grief and vexation, whether 
they be ripe or not. Organ. — Dreaming that you hear the sound 
of an organ, signifies joy. Orchard. — To dream that you are in an 
orchard, denotes that you will become rich, that you will marry 
much to your advantage. For a married person to dream of being 
in an orchard, shows an increase of children, who will become 
rich and live happy. In love, it denotes affection and constancy 
in your sweetheart. Offend. — To dreaui that some one has great- 
ly offended you, is an indication that you are going a long journey 
to some one you greatly esteem. If you dream that you have of- 
fended some one you love, it signifies that you are about to be visited 
by a friend whom you have not seen for a long time. Offer. — For 
a female to dream that she has received an offer of love from one 
of the male sex, portends troubles and sorrows await her. For 
one to dream that she has rejected an offer of marriage, betokens 



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that she will be surprised with the news that a near relative is 
dead and left her a large some of money. 

Pain. — To dream you are suffering great pain from toothache, 
headache, rheumatism, or in any part or your body, denotes that 
you are about to receive some glad tidings from one who has been 
long absent from you. Passion. — To dream that you are very pas- 
sionate with some one, denotes that you are likely to be afflicted 
with some dangerous sickness, probably unto death. If you dream 
that some one is in a passion with you, it betokens some good for- 
tune is about to attend you. Pedestrian. — To dream of making 
a long journey on foot, betokens great hardships, false friends, 
loss of money, unhappy marriage connections and final retirement 
from the world. Peddler. — To dream of a peddler, signifies that 
you have a false estimate of your friends' value, and that time will 
show them to be hypocrites. Physician. — To dream of a physi- 
cian, signifies good in many forms ; if he is relieving you, you 
have made a favorable impression where you most desire it ; if, as a 
friend, you meet him in society, look for true, happy love. 
Pleasure. — If you dream you are enjoying great pleasure, you 
may expect serious disappointment and difficulty in some project 
that engages your mind. Puzzle. — If you dream that you are 
puzzled with some intricate matter, and cannot unravel the mys- 
tery, be sure that some one is about to confer a great favor on you. 
Ploughing. — To dream of ploughing is good ; but if the horse 
seems to sink into the ground, it portends loss of labor, dearth of 
corn, and rll harvest weather. Pail. — To dream of milking in a 
dirty pail, is not a good sign. Paper. — To dream of paper is a 
good omen, but if it appears rumpled, it will give you much pain. 
Peaches. — Dreaming of peaches in season, denotes content, health 
and pleasure. Pears. — Dreaming of pears well baked, denotes 
great success and expedition in business. Pies. — Dreaming of 
making pies is joy and profit. Pig-eons. — Dreaming you see 
pigeons is good. Pine Trees. — Dreaming that you see a pine tree, 
denotes idleness and remissness. Pile. — Dreaming that you pile 
anything against the wall, denotes assistance in business. Poverty. 
— To dream of being in poverty, signifies good to some, but cross 
fortune to those that make commodity of their tongue and fair 
speech. Prayers. — To dream you offer up prayers and supplica- 
tions to God, signifies happiness. Predecessors. — Dreaming of 
your predecessors, as grandfathers and other ancestors, signifies 
care. Pit. — To dream of falling into a pit, shows that in some 
way heavy misfortune is about to attend you; that your sweet- 
heart is false, and prefers another. To a sailor, it forebodes some 
sad disaster at the next port you touch at. To dream you are in 
a pit, and that you climb out of it, foreshows that you will have 
many enemies and experience much trouble, but that you will 
overcome them, marry well, and become rich ; to sailors, it de- 
notes that they will experience shipwreck, and be cast on a foreign 
shore, where they will be hospitably received, and marry rich 
and handsome wives and live at ease. Plays. — To dream you 



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are at play, is the forerunner of good luck. It betokens great 
happiness in the marriage state, and success in business. To a 
maid, it shows speedy marriage with a young man, who will be 
very successful in life, and acquire riches and honors and make 
her happy. Purse. — To dream of finding a purse, is a very favor- 
able omen. It denotes great happiness, and unlooked for prosper- 
ity. In love, it is the sure token of a speedy marriage, and of be- 
ing dearly beloved by the object of your affection. To dream you 
lose your purse, shows the loss of a friend. In other respects, 
it denotes that some pleasant adventure is about to happen to you, 
by which you will be the gainer ; to the sailor, it denotes the loss 
of his sweetheart whilst at sea. Plums. — To dream of plums, 
augurs but little good to the dreamer ; they are the forerunners 
of 111 luck, and show loss of goods and reputation. They are indi- 
cative of infidelity in lovers and much vexation in the married 
state. Palm. — If one dreams that he sees or smells the palm, it 
signifies prosperity. If it be a woman that dreams so, she shall 
bear children. It it be a maid, she will be suddenly married. 
Partridges. — Dreaming of partridges, is a sign that a man shall 
have to do with women that are malicious, ungrateful, and void of 
conscience. Plague. — If any one dreams he hath the plague, it 
signifies his hidden store will be discovered, and he will run the 
risk of losing it. Plant. — Dreaming that you see a plant come 
out of your body, is death. To dream of plants quick of growth, 
as the Vine and the peach tree, denotes that the good and evil 
portended shall quickly happen. But trees that are slow of grow- 
ing, as the oak, olive, &c, show that the good or evil that shall 
happen to us shall be long in coming. Polecat. — If a man 
dreams he has a polecat, he shall have some ill natured woman. 
Pond. — Dreaming that you see a little pond, signifies the love of 
a beautiful woman. If a woman have that dream, she shall have 
her design accomplished. To dream that your pond is dried up, 
signifies poverty or death. To dream that you are in a boat, upon 
a pond of clear water, is very good, and signifies joy and success 
in affairs. Pot Herbs. — To dream that you see pot herbs, especi- 
ally such as have a strong smell, signifies a discovery of hidden 
secrets and domestic concerns. Precipices. — Dreaming that you 
see great precipices, signifies much injury to person and goods. 
Prisoners. — To dream of seeing prisoners executed, is a good 
dream, signifies a boldness of courage and a very clear conscience. 

Paths. — To dream in path both straight and fair, 

Your work doth happiness declare ; 
But crooked ways denote much ill 
To those who have a headstrong will. 

Peacock. — To dream of seeing this beautiful bird, is a very good 
omen. It denotes great success in trade. To a man, a very beau- 
tiful wife, much riches, and a good place. To a maid, a good 
and rich husband. To a widow, that she will be courted by one 
who will tell her very fine tales without being sincere. It also de- 
notes prosperity by sea and a handsome wife in a distant port. 



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Pictures. — To dream you are looking at beautiful pictures, fore- 
shows that you will be allured by false appearances into some un- 
profitable concern, that you will waste your time on some idle pro- 
ject, and that you will always be in pursuit of happiness without 
attaining it. In love, it denotes great pleasure in the enjoyment 
of the beloved object. It promises a handsome wife, a good 
husband, and beautiful children. Pomegranates. — To dream 
of pomegranates, foretells some very unexpected legacy, by which 
you will be enabled to make a fortune. They denote that your 
sweetheart is of good temper, sings well, and is very faithful. To 
the married, they show an increase of riches and children, and 
great success in trade. 

Quagmire. — To dream one is falling into a quagmire, shows 
obstructions and difficulty in business. Quails. — Dreaming of 
quails signifies bad news. Quicksilver. — To dream of this 
mineral is a sign of trouble, discontent and unhappiness in the 
married state. To the lover, it is a sure sign of quarrel ; to the 
sick, a slow recovery. Quartan. — To dream of having this com- 
plaint is good, particularly to a married person. Quack. — To 
dream that you are under the care of quacks, is unfortunate, and 
foretells to the person dreaming that he beware of these nuisances 
in society. Quinces. — To dream of quinces, is favorable to the 
dreamer. If you are in prison, you will be shortly liberated ; if 
you are in trouble, a change will take place that will relieve you 
from it ; if you are sick, you will soon recover ; if you are in 
love, you will marry and become rich and happy. Quilting. — 
To dream you are quilting, foretells to an unmarried female that 
she will soon be wedded. It is also a good and lucky dream to a 
man. To be at a quilting party is good. Quiver. — For either sex, 
if unmarried, to dream of a quiver, is prognostic of success in 
love; but to the married, it is a token of uneasiness to the dreamer. 
Quoits. — If woman dreams she is playing at quoits, it denotes 
that she will have some disagreeable and laborious undertaking 
to go through. To a man, it is a sign of quarreling. Quoits 
were always considered a harbinger of ill luck by the gipsies. 
Quarreling. — To dream you are quarreling, denotes that some 
unexpected news will reach you, and that your sweetheart is 
about to be married to another. 

Radishes. — To dream of radishes signifies a discovery of se- 
crets or domestic jars. To lovers they foretell misfortune. Rain. 
— To dream of being in a shower of rain, is particularly favorable 
to lovers. It denotes constancy, affection and sweet temper. If 
it be very heavy rain, accompanied by thunder and lightning, 
then expect to be assailed by thieves. Rats. — To dream of seeing 
rats is a sign of having many enemies. If you are attacked by rats, 
and get the better, it betokens you will overcome your difficulties. 
If they should tear you, and make you run away, then expect some 
heavy misfortune. Riding. — To dream you are riding, if it be 
with a woman, is very fortunate. If you are in trade, business will 
decay. Ring. — To dream of a ring is favorable, if it be on your 



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finger. If you are in lore, expect to be speedily united to the per- 
son on whom you have placed your affections. To dream your 
ring falls off your finger, betokens evil, also the death of some 
near friend. To a woman with child, it shows that the child with 
which she is pregnant will encounter many difficulties, and be far 
from being happy. To a maiden, it is a warning to beware of her 
present lover. Roses. — To the married, foretell the loss of their 
children. To the lover, infidelity in the sweetheart. Reading 1 . 
— To dream you are reading an "agreeable book, shows you will 
be successful" in love, and that you will become rich. In trade, it 
is propitious. Ribs. — If one dreams he hath his upper ribs 
broken or sunk, he will have some dissensions with his wife. If 
he dreams his lower ribs are broken, he will be afflicted by his 
female relations and kindred. If one dreams his limbs are grown 
longer and stronger than ordinary, he will take delight in his wife. 
Rice. — To dream of eating rice, denotes abundance of instruction. 
Rasp. — Dreaming that you see a rasp, is unfortunate to the mar- 
ried. To a virgin, it is a caution for her to beware of her lover. 
To the lover, it denotes that he will travel by sea. Rub. — To 
dream that you are rubbing anything, denotes to the lover that he 
will marry a very industrious girl, and be successful in business. 
Rusk. — To dream that you are baking them, is good ; but to 
dream that you see others bake them, is bad. Racing. — To dream 
you are running a race, is a token of good ; presages much success 
in life, and that you will speedily hear some joyful news. In love, 
it denotes that you will conquer all your rivals, and be happy in 
the union with "the object of your affections. To dream you are 
riding a race, shows disappointment and anger, bad success in trade 
and in love. To a married woman, it denotes the loss of her hus- 
band's affections, and that her children will be in trouble. Rouse. 
— To dream you rouse a person from sleep, is good. Rainbow. 
— To dream you see a rainbow, denotes great traveling and change 
of fortune ; it also foretells sudden news of a very agreeable 
nature ; it announces that your sweetheart is of good temper and 
very constant, and that you will be very happy in marriage; 
great success in business, through the means of trading with for- 
eign ports. Raspberries. — To dream of raspberries, foretells 
you of success in marriage, fidelity in your sweetheart, and some 
news from beyond the sea to your advantage. Ravens. — To 
dream you see a raven, is a very unfavorable omen. It denotes 
mischief and adversity. In love, it shows falsehood ; to the mar- 
ried, they forebode much mischief, through the adultery of your 
conjugal partner. To the sailor, they betoken shipwreck and 
much distress on a foreign shore. River. — To dream you see a 
flowing river, and that the waters are smooth and clear, presages 
happiness and success in life. If the water appears disturbed and 
muddy, or has a yellow tinge, then it denotes that }-ou will acquire 
considerable riches. Rhinoceros. — To dream of this East India 
animal, denotes success to the man of business, but disappoint- 
ment in love matters. But to dream they injure you, is unfavor- 



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able to the dreamer. If you dream you see one dead, you will 
soon lose a relative. Rhubarb. — If a person dreams that he 
handles good rhubarb, he will be taken into favor with those he 
was not on good terms with before ; but to dream of the dried Tur- 
key rhubarb, denotes sickness. Rabbits. — To dream that you are 
among rabbits, denotes that, if you are a married person, you will 
have a numerous family of healthy children. For a single person 
to dream of being among rabbits, indicates a speedy marriage. 
To dream you are shooting rabbits, foretells sorrow and distress 
to the dreamer. Ragged. — To dream you are in a ragged dress, 
and that you are suffering from privations, indicates that you will 
shortly be raised to a higher position in society. Rowing. — To 
dream that you are rowing in a boat, signifies that you will be suc- 
cessful in love and business. Run. — For a man to dream that he 
would run, and yet cannot lift up his feet, shows he hath an 
earnest desire to accomplish somewhat, which he will find very 
difficult. When a sick person dreams he runs, it is a good sign. 

Scorpions. — To dream you see scorpions, signifies ill luck and 
misfortunes. Saviour. — To dream that you behold the Saviour of 
mankind suffering on the cross, denotes that you will be annoyed 
by some vile aspersions on your character, but will eventually 
vindicate yourself successfully, and be honored and respected by 
all whose opinion you value. Scandal. — To dream that you are 
scandalized by one from whom you expected different treatment, 
is an indication that you will be the recipient of a legacy from 
a distant relative from whom you did not expect anything of the 
kind. Scared. — To dream that you are scared by some frightful 
spectacle, denotes that you will be shortly overjoyed by hearing 
some pleasing intelligence from one whom you dearly love. 
Separation. — To dream 'of being separated from one whom you 
highly esteem and value, betokens much enjoyment to the dreamer 
from an unexpected source. Sickness. — To dream one is sick, 
signifies idleness and want of work. To dream one comforts the 
sick, and prescribes them medicine, denotes profit and felicity. 
Sparrows.— To dream you see sparrows jumping about your door 
step, is a sign of good fortune attending any project you may set 
your mind on accomplishing. Spirit. — To dream that you see a 
spirit before you of a comely aspect, and attired in white, denotes 
joy and consolation ; but if it be deformed and black, it signifies 
deceit and temptation to sin. Seat. — To dream that one has fallen 
from his seat, and would fain get into it again signifies that what- 
ever office or emploj^ment he is in, he shall be displaced from it, 
and not be able to recover it again. Serpent. — To dream you see 
a serpent turning and winding himself, signifies danger and im- 
prisonment. It denotes also sickness and hatred. To dream you 
kill a serpent, is a sign that you will overcome your enemies. To 
dream of beating serpents is very good, and if a serpent approach- 
ing near to do you harm, but does it not, it is a sign that some ill 
woman shall be disappointed in her designs. Strange Place. — 
To dream of being in a strange place, denotes a good legacy from 



42 witches' dream book. 

a relation while in prison. To the lover, they show inconstancy 
and want of affection in the object of your love. To the sailor, 
sickness on the next voyage. Starching. — To dream you are 
starching linen, shows you will be married to an industrious per- 
son, and you will be successful in life and save money. It also 
shows that you are about to receive a letter containing some pleas- 
ant news. Squirrel. — To dream of a squirrel, shows that enemies 
are endeavoring to slander your reputation. To the lover, it shows 
your sweetheart is of a bad temper, and much given to drinking. 
If you have a lawsuit, it will surely be decided against you. If 
you are in trade, sharpers will endeavor to defraud you, and you 
will quarrel with your principal creditor. Sleep. — To dream you 
sleep or slumber, is evil to all, except to those who are in doubt or 
expectation of some danger, for this delivers them from pain and 
care. To dream you sleep in a churchyard, is death to the sick 
and hindrance to others. Sold. — To dream of being sold, or set up 
for sale, is fair to those who wish to change their condition and 
to those who are in poverty and servitude. But to the rich, and 
the sick, and those who are placed in honor and authority, it is ill. 
Soldiers. — To see soldiers in your dream, shows troubles, persecu- 
tion and lawsuits. To the lover, they denote that the object of 
your affections will be obliged to quit the present place of residence 
by command of a father, on your account. To the tradesman, 
they presage loss of goods and quarrels with creditors. To dream 
they are pursuing you, shows that you will be imprisoned and 
meet with heavy losses, and be much disliked by your rich neigh- 
bors; this is one of those dreams after] which the dreamer is advised 
to change quarters. Spinning-. — To dream of spinning is good, 
and shows a person to be diligent and industrious. Son. — To 
dream that a man talks with his son, signifies some damage that 
will suddenly accrue to him. Statues. — To dream of seeing 
brazen statues moving, signifies riches. But to dream you see great 
statues moving, like monsters, denotes terror and perils. Stings. 
— To dream of stings, signifies grief and care. To many, they 
have signified love and injuries by wicked persons. Shipwreck. 
— To dream you suffer shipwreck, the ship being overwhelmed, is 
dangerous to all, except to those detained by force. To them it 
signifies liberty. Single Combat. — To dream of a single combat, 
signifies lawsuits and marriages. Scratched. — To dream of being- 
scratched, betokens to him that is in debt, that he shall acquit 
himself. To others it foretells hurt. Sisters. — To dream you see 
your deceased brothers and sisters, signifies long life. Shaving. 
— To dream you are being shaved, or that your head has been 
shaved, is a very unfavorable omen ; in love, it denotes treachery 
and disappointment ; and in the married state, infidelity and dis- 
cord. To the tradesman, it denotes loss of goods and business ; to 
the sailor, an unpleasant and stormy voyage ; to the farmer, it pre- 
figures bad crops and diseases amongst his live stock. Sheep. — 
To dream you see a flock of sheep feeding, is a very favorable 
omen ; it denotes success. To dream you see them dispersing, and 



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running away from you, shows that pretended friends are en- 
deavoring to do you an injury, and that your children will meet 
with persecution and great troubles. In love, such a dream 
shows your sweetheart to be fickle and little calculated to make 
you happy. To dream you see sheep shearing, is indicative of loss 
of property and the affections of the person you love ; also of your 
liberty. To dream you are shearing them yourself, shows that 
you will gain an advantage over some personwho meant to harm 
you, and that you will get the better of difficulties and marry the 
object of your affection. Supreme. — To dream you have supreme 
command over any place, is unfortunate, particularly if the person 
is sick and helpless. Surprise. — To dream that you surprise any 
one, denotes good luck to the dreamer and great success in trade. 
Sycamore. — To dream you see this tree, denotes jealousy to the 
married ; and to the virgin, she shall shortly be married. Straw- 
berries. — To dream of strawberries, denotes to a woman with 
child a good time and a boy. To a maiden, speedy marriage with 
a man who will become rich and make her happy. To a youth, 
they denote that his wife will be sweet tempered, and bring him 
many children, all boys. They foretell riches to the tradesman 
and to the sailor. They are a very fortunate dream to the farmer. 
Sun. — To dream you see the sun shine, shows acquisition of 
riches, and enjoyment of honorable posts in the state ; also suc- 
cess to the lover. To dream you see the sun rise, promises fidelity 
in your sweetheart and good news from friends. To dream you 
see the sun set, shows infidelity in your sweetheart, and disgrace- 
ful news. To the tradesman, loss of business. To dream you see 
the sun under a cloud, foretells many hardships and troubles 
about to befall you, and that you will encounter some great 
danger. Swallows. — To dream of these harbingers of summer is 
a very favorable omen. They denote success in trade and riches 
to the dreamer. In love, they denote a speedy marriage with the 
object of your affections. Swimming". — To dream you are swim- 
ming, with your head above the water, denotes great success in 
your undertakings, whether they be in love, trade, sea or farming. 
To dream you are swimming with your head under water, shows 
that you will experience some great trouble and hear some very 
unpleasant news from a person you thought dead. In trade, it 
shows loss of business. Shooting-. — To dream you are out shoot- 
ing, is very favorable, if you kill much game. To the lover, it 
shows a mistress kind and good humored, who will make him an 
excellent and notable wife. To the tradesman and farmer, success 
and riches. To the sailor, wealth acquired in a distant country. 
But if you dream you kill little or no game, then it presages bad 
luck, and disappointment in love. To dream you are shooting 
with a bow and arrow, is a very favorable dream, particularly to 
the lover and tradesman. Silk. — To dream you see silk, either in 
pieces or for sewing, signifies prosperity and success in under- 
takings. To dream you are clothed in silk, foretells that you will 
do honors in the state, and become rich, but that you will quarrel 



44 

with a rich neighbor, who will endeavor to do you mischief. For 
a married woman to dream of being dressed in a silk gown, shows 
her husband is fond of a harlot, who will go near to ruin him. If 
a maiden dreams of it, she will speedily see her lover. Snakes. 
— To dream you see snakes and serpents, shows that you will be 
imprisoned, and encounter many dangers. If you are in love, 
your sweetheart will be false ; to dream you kill a snake, shows 
you will overcome difficulties and enemies and be successful in 
love, trade or farming, but unsuccessful at sea. Swoon. — To 
dream you see a person swoon is unfortunate to the maid. To the 
married, it is a sign they will become rich and prosperous. To 
those who are nervous it is bad. Scabs. — To dream you are 
covered with scabs, is the sure forerunner of great success and 
riches. School. — To dream you begin again to go to school, and 
yet cannot say your lessons right, shows you are about to under- 
take something you do not understand. Sea. — To dream of walk- 
ing upon the sea, is good to |him that would travel ; as also to a 
servant, and to him that would take a wife, or who hath a lawsuit. 
To a young man, this dream is love of a beautiful young woman. 
To a woman, it signifies she leads a desolate life ; for the sea is like 
a harlot, because it hath a fair appearance and show, but in the end 
brings many to evil. To dream you walk in the sea, or on the 
shore, or catch fish, is a bad dream. Ship. — To dream of seeing 
ships freighted with goods, denotes prosperity. If you dream of 
seeing ships endangered by a tempest, it signifies fear. Shoes, — 
To dream of losing one's shoes and walking barefooted, signifies 
pain in the feet and sickness. It also denotes loss of reproaches 
to those of a sanguine complexion, and more especially if this 
dream comes to you in the first days of the moon. Silver. — If 
one dreams he gathers up silver, it signifies deceit and loss ; to see 
silver eaten, denotes great advantage ; to eat silver, signifies wrath 
and anger. Spectre. — Few dreams are more certain of good luck 
to the dreamer, than to dream of spectres. It prognosticates busi- 
ness to the merchant, work for the artist and mechanic, and mar- 
riage to the maiden. Sepulchre. — To dream of a sepulchre is a 
sign of great good to the dreamer. Singing. — If any one dreams 
he sings, it signifies he will be affected and weep. To dream you 
hear singing or playing upon instruments, signifies consolation in 
adversity, recovery of health to those that are sick. To dream 
you hear birds sing, signifies love, joy and delight. Small-pox. 
— To dream one is fulf of the small-pox, denotes profit and wealth 
without infamy. Snow. — To dream you see the ground covered 
with snow is a good omen. Stars. — To dream you see stars clear 
and fair, is good for a traveler, for it shows prosperity and advant- 
age to a voyage or journey, also good news ; but, on the contrary, 
to see them dusky and pale-colored, signifies all sorts of mischief. 
Seeing the stars vanish and disappear, signifies poverty, vexation 
and disturbing cares to those that are rich, and death to those that 
are poor. Splendor. — To dream that you are surrounded with 
great splendor, and living luxuriously, is an indication that you 



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will soon be laid on a bed of affliction and perhaps death. 
Stealing*. — To dream that you are accused of stealing something, 
is an indication that you will have a handsome present given you. 
Storm. — To dream that you are exposed to a violent storm, de- 
notes that a reconciliation is about to take place between you and 
one with whom you have been at variance. Stockings. — For 
a female to dream that she is darning stockings, denotes that she 
will be gladdened by hearing of something to her advantage. For 
a person to dream of having lost his or her stockings, is an indica- 
tion that trouble and distress will assail the dreamer. Success. — 
To dream that you have been successful in some enterprise in 
which you have been engaged, denotes that you will hear of some 
person's death whom you highly esteemed. Swan. — To see a 
swan in your dream, signifies joy, revealing of secrets and health 
to the dreamer ; but if it sings, it foretells death. Sweethearts. 
— If a man dreams of his sweetheart that is absent, and she seems 
to be more fair than usual, it is a sign she is chaste or constant ; 
but if she looks black or sickly, you may be assured she hath 
broken her faith and has become altogether inconstant. Swine. 
— In dreams, swine denote lazy persons, who think of nothing but 
how to prey on other people's goods ; they signify also covetous 
persons. To dream you trade in swine, signifies sickness. To 
dream you see a sow with a litter of pigs, denotes distress. 

Talking 1 . — To dream that you are talking loudly of some mat- 
ter or person with whom you are not on the most friendly terms, 
signifies that troubles are about to visit you. To dream that some 
person is talking about you, is an indication that you will be glad- 
dened by having a proposal made to you that will be to your in- 
terest to agree to. Tandem. — To dream that you are driving tan- 
dem, denotes that you will be prosperous in business and in the 
marriage state. Tears. — To dream that you are shedding tears 
from some heavy trouble, denotes that you will be speedily 
removed to a situation in which you will enjoy much happiness. 
Tradesmen. — To dream you see those you employ at work, signi- 
fies that they are honest in their dealings with you. To dream 
you work yourself, betokens a happy contented life. Thorns. — 
To dream you walk upon thorns, signifies destruction to your ene- 
mies. Throat. — If any one dreams his throat is cut, he will be 
injured by some person or other. If he dreams he cuts the throat 
of another, he will do himself some great injury. Torch. — To 
dream of holding a burning torch in the hand, is a good sign to 
those that are young, for it signifies they shall enjoy their loves, 
accomplish their designs, overcome their enemies, and gain honor 
and good from all persons. To dream you see a torch extinguished 
or darkened, signifies sadness, sickness and poverty. Torture. — 
To dream that you are undergoing some torture from false accu- 
sation, denotes that you will be blessed with much happiness and 
contentment in your future life. Telescope. — For a person to 
dream of looking through a telescope at some distant object, is an 
indication that the dreamer will shortly receive a letter from a 



46 witches' deeam book. 

friend in a far-distant country. Thirst. — If any one dreams his 
thirst is quenched, and that he has drank his fill of water, if the 
water appeared clear and acceptable to him, he will live joyfully 
and become very wealthy ; if the water be troubled, lukewarm, 
stinking or dirty, he will end his days in affliction. Tamarinds. — 
To dream of tamarinds denotes vexation and uneasiness through a 
woman, bad success in trade, a rainy season and news from beyond 
the sea that is disagreeable. In love, it denotes disappointment. 
Teeth. — To dream you lose a tooth, denotes the loss of some friend 
by death, and that troubles and misfortunes are about to attend you. 
To dream you cut new teeth, denotes the birth of a child, who 
will make a great figure in the world. Thunder. — To dream of 
thunder, signifies affliction to the rich, but to the poor repose. 
Traveling'. — If one dreams that he is traveling through a wood 
and that he sticketh in the briars and bushes, it betokens many 
troubles and hindrances. To travel over high hills and mountains 
and rocky places, signifies advancement, but with much difficulty 
obtained. Trees. — To dream that you fell trees, signifies loss ; to 
dream you are climbing them, signifies future honor. To see 
withered trees, deceit ; to see trees bear fruit, gain. Tempests. — 
To dream you are in a storm or tempest, shows that you will after 
many difficulties arrive at great happiness ; that you will become 
rich and marry well. For a lover to dream of being in a tempest, 
denotes that he will have rivals, over whom, after a great deal of 
vexation, he will triumph. It also foretells that you will receive 
some good news from a long absent friend, who will overcome 
many difficulties. Thunder and Lightning. — To dream you 
hear thunder and see lightning is a very good dream. It denotes 
success in trade, good crops to the farmer and a speedy and happy 
marriage to the lover. If you are soliciting a place, you will ob- 
tain it ; if you have a lawsuit, you will gain it. It also indicates 
speedy news from a far distant country. Toads. — To dream you 
see these venomous reptiles, argues ill to the dreamer. It shows 
enemies and disappointment among friends. To the lover, it de- 
notes infidelity in your sweetheart. In trade, loss by swindlers 
and spoiling of goods. To dream you kill a toad, denotes that you 
will overcome an enemy and discover a person who is robbing 
you and in whom you place great confidence. Tombs. — To dream 
of being amongst the tombs denotes a speedy marriage, great suc- 
cess in business and the gaining of a lawsuit, also the birth of 
children and unexpected news. Trumpet. — To dream you hear 
the sound of a trumpet is a bad omen, and denotes troubles and 
misfortunes. To the tradesman, it presages loss of business ; to 
the farmer, bad crops ; to the lover, insincerity in the object of 
his affections. Tarts. — To dream one makes tarts, signifies joy 
and delight. Treasure. — To dream you find a treasure in the 
earth, is very ominous. It shows that you will be betrayed by 
some one whom you make your bosom friend ; that your sweet- 
heart is unfaithful and grossly deceives you ; and should you not be 
able to carry it away, then it denotes that you will have some very 



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heavy loss, and that you will be waylaid by robbers, who will ill- 
treat you. Turnips. — To dream of being in a turnip field, or that 
you see this wholesome vegetable, denotes acquisition of riches, and 
high employments in the state. To the lover, they augur great 
fidelity and an exceedingly good temper in your sweetheart, and 
that if you marry you will be very happy, have fine children and 
thrive in the world. Turkey. — To dream you see a turkey strut- 
ting about, is a sign you will overcome your enemies. To dream 
you see or are amongst a drove of turkeys, betokens success in 
your undertakings about this time. To dream of dead turkeys de- 
notes that you will encounter trouble that you will soon surmount. 
Tumbler. — To dream you break a tumbler, is prognostic of secrets 
being discovered that have long remained a mystery. To drink 
from a clear tumbler, denotes health and activity ; to drink from 
a dirty one, the reverse. Tops. — To dream you are spinning tops 
is ill. Teapots. — If a person dream of teapots they will soon 
form new friendships. 

Urn. — To dream of this vessel has a happy signification, for it 
foretells the marriage either of yourself, a near relative or a dear 
companion. Ugly. — For a person to dream of being ugly or de- 
formed, indicates that the dreamer will be surprised by hearing 
from a long absent friend a communication of a pleasing and grati- 
fying nature. Undertaker. — For a single person to dream of see- 
ing an undertaker enter the house, and attend to the mournful 
obsequies of a funeral, denotes that the dreamer will be married in 
a short time. For a married person to dream of seeing an under- 
taker attending to his duties, is an indication that his family will 
be increased in a short time. 

Vermin. — To dream that you are surrounded and attacked by 
vermin, some creeping over your body, and others assailing you in 
various parts of your frame, signifies that you will be gladdened 
and rejoiced to learn that you have become entitled to the posses- 
sion of considerable property through the death of a relative. 
Villainy. — To dream that you are exposed to some villainy by 
one from whom you expected different conduct, denotes that you 
will be astonished to learn that you have had a fortune left to you 
by one who was no relation. Virgin. — A virgin dreaming 
that she has lost her virginity, signifies great danger. Vow. — To 
dream that you have made a vow and broken it, is bad to all. 
Velvet. — To dream you trade with a stranger in velvet and other 
silks, is a sign of profit and joy. Vote. — To dream you are voting 
is bad, particularly to sick persons. For a newly-married woman 
to dream of voting, is a sure sign her first child will be a boy, who 
will come to great honors. Vulture. — To dream of the vulture is 
unfortunate to all except sick persons, to whom it foretells a speedy 
recovery. Victuals. — To dream of victuals and that you eat a 
variety of them, signifies loss. Vines. — To dream of vines de- 
notes health and wealth to the dreamer. To dream you are a vine, 
foretells abundance and fertility ; for which we have the example 
of Astyages, King of the Medes, who dreamed that his daughter 



48 witches' deeam book. 

brought forth a vine, which was a prognostic of the grandeur, 
riches and felicity of Cyrus, who was born of her body after this 
dream. Vinegar. — To dream you drink vinegar, signifies sick- 
ness. Violin. — To dream one plays or sees anoFher play upon the 
violin or other musical instrument, signifies good news and con- 
cord between man and wife, master and apprentice, brother and 
sister, &c. Vomit. — To dream of vomiting, whether of blood, 
meat or phlegm, signifies to the poor, profit, to the rich, hurt. 
Venison. — To dream about venison, denotes change in affairs. 
To dream you eat of it, signifies misfortune. Volcano. — To dream 
about volcanos forbodes liberty to a person in prison, and peace 
and happiness to those out of it. 

"Walking. — To dream one is walking in the dirt, or among 
thorns, signifies sickness. To dream one is walking in the water, 
or some torrent, signifies adversity and grief. War. — To dream 
of war and affairs of war, signifies trouble and danger. Wash- 
ing. — For a man to dream he washes or bathes himself in baths or 
hot-houses, signifies riches, prosperity and health to the sick. But 
to dream he washes or bathes himself contrary to the common 
custom, or in his clothes, is evil and betokeneth sickness and great 
danger. To dream that you were in fountains, ponds or current 
water, and in fair and clear floods, is good, but not that you swim, 
for that is a sign of danger and sickness. Washing is a sure sign 
of removal. Wedding. — For a man that is sick to dream that he 
is wedded to a maid, shows he shall die quickly. If any one 
dream he is wedded to a deformed woman, it signifies discontent. 
If to a handsome woman, joy. Wife. — If a man dreams he sees 
his wife married to another, it denotes change of affairs or condi- 
tion. If a woman dreams she is married to another man, it is the 
same. Want. — For a person to dream that he or she comes to 
sudden want in temporal things, denotes that an unexpected good 
fortune awaits them by the death of a wealthy relative or the success 
of some speculation or business bargain. Water.— To dream you are 
drinking water, denotes great trouble and adversity. In trade loss of 
business and being arrested; to the lover, it shows your sweetheart is 
false, prefers another, and will never marry you. Watermill. — To 
dream of being in a water-mill is a favorable omen. To the tradesman 
it denotes great increase of business ; to the farmer, abundant crops ; 
in love, success, a rich sweetheart and a happy marriage. Wasps. 
— To dream that you are stung by wasps, signifies vexation and 
trouble by envious persons. Weasel. — To dream of weasels, 
shows a man in love with some ill-natured woman, by whom he 
will be ensnared, or some domestic who will cajole his master by 
subtlety. Whales. — If you dream you are sitting on a whale's 
back, it is good. As the whale is the greatest of the water animals, 
so the one so dreaming will become a great person and live in 
peace many years. Wild Boar. — The wild boar, in dreams, sig- 
nifies a furious enem}', well furnished with all things necessary. 
And thus, if any one dreams he has hunted or taken a wild boar, 
he will chase or take some enemy that hath the same qualities as 



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the wild boar. Wrist. — To dream that your wrists are broken, is 
very good. It foretells that you will marry your present lover and 
be very happy. Walls. — To dream you are walking on a crazy, 
old and narrow wall, denotes that you will engage in some very 
dangerous enterprise that will cause you much trouble and vexa- 
tion. If you get down without hurting yourself, or the wall's fall- 
ing, then you will succeed. If the wall should fall whilst you are 
upon it, you will be disappointed. If you are walking between 
walls and the passage is very narrow and difficult, you will be en- 
gaged in some quarrel, or disagreeable affair, from which it will 
require great circumspection and caution on your part to disen- 
gage yourself. But if you get from between them safe, you will 
settle well in life, marry an agreeable partner, have children and 
become rich and happy. Weeping. — To dream one weeps or 
grieves, whether it be for a friend departed or any other cause, is 
joy and mirth. Wheat. — To dream you see or are walking in a 
field of wheat, is a very favorable omen, and denotes great pros- 
perity and riches. In love, it argues a completion of your most 
sanguine wishes and foretells much happiness, with fine children, 
when you marry. If you have a lawsuit, you will gain it and you 
will be successful in all your undertakings. Wood. — To dream 
you are cutting or chopping wood, clearly shows that you will be 
happy in your family, and become rich and respectable in life. 
To dream you are carrying wood upon your back, shows that you 
will rise to affluence by your industry, but that your partner will 
be of a bad temper and your children undutiful. If you dream 
you are walking or sitting alone in an extensive wood by a run- 
ning stream, it denotes that you will quickly fall in love, and also 
that you will be often married. To dream that you are walking 
or sitting there with a worthy object of your affections, betokens 
your speedy union, which will prove so felicitous that you will be 
called " the happy couple." Wool. — To dream you are buying 
or selling wool, denotes prosperity and great affluence, by means 
or industry and trade. To the lover, it is a favorable omen. Your 
sweetheart is thereby shown to be of an amiable disposition, very 
constant and deeply in love with you. Will. — Dreaming of 
making your will signifies that you will live a long time in unin- 
terrupted happiness and joy. For a woman with child to dream 
that she has made her will, is unfortunate, as it denotes an unfor- 
tunate trial of labor. Wren. — To dream of this little bird is good, 
as the wren is noted for its innocence ; the person so dreaming is 
certain of having a noble friend. But to dream you kill it, is bad. 
Walnuts. — To dream of walnuts, portends difficulties and mis- 
fortunes in life. If you have children, your eldest son will marry 
a woman who will make him very unhappy. In love, it foretells 
infidelity and disappointment. To the seaman, storms and ship- 
wreck. To the tradesman, loss of goods and reputation through a 
confidential servant. Well. — If a young man dreams that he 
draws water out of a well, it signifies a speedy marriage to a fair 
maid, who will bring him a portion. If the water be troubled, he 



50 witches' deeam book. 

will be disturbed by her, and suddenly fall sick. If lie seems to 
give to others clear well water to drink, it denotes that he will en- 
ricn them. But if the water be troubled, he will afflict them. If 
he dreams that he sees a person fall into a well, it signifies that the 
person dreamed of shall die quickly. Wounds. — To dream you 
are wounded, is a very favorable omen, especially if it be with a 
sword. To the lover, it denotes success in your amours, and with 
an agreeable partner, who will be faithful and affectionate. To 
the tradesman, profit ; and to the farmer, increase in his cattle and 
plentiful crops. To the sailor, a profitable voyage, with success in 
love. "Wager. — To dream you have laid a wager on some matter 
in dispute, or on some event that has to come off, denotes that you 
are in danger of being subjected to a serious accident, and that 
through the interposition and courage of a friend you are per- 
mitted to escape with only a slight injury. Wages. — For a 
workingman to dream that he has had his wages reduced, signifies 
that he is about to be removed to a more lucrative situation. To 
dream that he has had his wages advanced, denotes that he will 
shortly be without employment. Waves. — To dream that you are 
on the sea-shore, and surrounded by the waves, is an indication that 
you will be shortly placed in very difficult and distressing circum- 
stances, out of which it will require all your energy and persever- 
ance to escape. Waltzing. — To dream you are waltzing with 
some agreeable partner, is an indication that you will be subjected 
to some unpleasant treatment from one from whom you expected 
nothing but kindness. Widow. — For a newly married woman to 
dream that she is a widow, signifies that she will be blessed with 
comfort and happiness in domestic life and be the mother of duti- 
ful and obedient children. Wig. — For one who has no lack of 
hair to dream that he wears a wig, signifies that he will be com- 
pelled to stand before a judge in a court of law, either as a crimi- 
nal or as a witness. Witchcraft. — For a person to dream that 
he has been to visit a supposed fortune-teller, denotes that misfor- 
tune shall befall him, unpleasantness in his family, treachery in his 
place of business and deception in those he supposed his best 
friends. Worms. — To dream that you see a great number of 
worms in your path, is an indication that the death of either your- 
self or of some one dear to you may shortly be expected. For a 
young woman to dream that she has trod upon a worm that was 
crawling in her path, signifies that the engagement between her 
and her lover will be in danger of being broken off through the 
machinations of a jealous rival, but eventually a reconciliation will 
be accomplished. Wreath. — For a young woman to dream that 
her head is adorned with the bridal wreath, is an indication that 
death will shortly visit either herself or some one dear to her. 
Wreck. — To dream that you are witnessing the wreck of some 
vessel at a short distance from the sea-shore, is an indication that 
one in whom you reposed great confidence will deceive you. 

VV riting**— Dreaming of writing ever means nerve ; 

'Twill grant or deny, will give or refuse. 



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Yew Tree. — To dream of a yew tree, is an indication of the fu- 
neral of a very aged person, by whose death the dreamer will 
derive some benefit or protecting hand among the relations of the 
deceased person. Yeast. — If a young housewife dreams that she 
is kneading bread with yeast, she may conclude that she will be 
the mother of a large family of children. 

Zodiac. — To dream of the twelve signs of the zodiac, shows to 
a man that he will be a great traveler, and sail once around the 
world. To a woman, that she will wed a foreigner who is deeply 
skilled in astronomy. 



PHYSIOGNOMY. 



The principles of philosophy demonstrate that the human fea- 
tures are a reflex of the mental and physical workings of the sys- 
tem, as it is from time to time operated upon by surrounding 
circumstances, and they therefore act an important part in depict- 
ing the lights and shades of temperament and disposition. So, 
also,»the color and nature of the hair are indicative of character. 
In the pages immediately following will be found fully presented 
prognostics to be drawn from the latter, as also from the forehead, 
eyebrows, eyes, nose, mouth, chin, and the whole assemblage of 
features. 

The gentleman whose hair is veiy black and smooth, hanging 
far over his shoulders, and in large quantity, is mild, but resolute ; 
cool until greatly provoked ; not much inclined to excesses ; con- 
stant in his attachments ; not liable to many misfortunes. 

A lady with the same kind of hair is moderate in her desires of 
every kind ; addicted to reflection ; not violent in love, but steady 
in her attachments. 

If the hair is very black, short and curling, the gentleman will 
be very much given to liquor ; somewhat quarrelsome and of un- 
settled temper ; desirous of riches, but will often be disappointed 
in his wishes therein. 

A gentleman with dark brown, long and smooth hair, is gene- 
rally of a robust constitution ; obstinate in his temper, eager in his 
pursuits, a lover of the fair sex, fond of variety in his ordinary 
pursuits, exceedingly curious, and of a flexible disposition. He 
will live long, unless guilty of early intemperance. 

A lady with the same kind of hair will be nearly the same as 
the gentleman, but more steady in her conduct and attachments, 
especially in love. She will be of a good constitution, have many 
children, enjoy good health and a reasonable share of happiness. 

If the hair is short and bushy it will make very little alteration 
in the gentleman or lady, but that the gentleman will be more for- 
ward to strike when provoked and the lady will be more of a scold. 



52 witches' dkeam book. 

A gentleman with light brown, long, smooth hair, is of a peace- 
able, even, and rather generous temper ; will prevent mischief if 
in his power, but when veiy much provoked will strike furiously ; 
but is afterwards sorry for his passion and soon appeased ; strong- 
ly attached to the company of ladies and will protect them from 
insult. Upon the whole, he is in general of an amiable character, 
affable and kind. 

A lady with the same kind of hair is tender-hearted, but hasty 
in temper ; neither obstinate nor haughty ; her inclination to love 
never unreasonable ; her constitution will be good, but she will be 
seldom very fortunate. 

A gentleman with fair hair will be of a weak constitution ; his 
mind given much to reflection, especially on religious matters. 
He will be assiduous in his occupation, but not given to rambling ; 
very moderate in his amorous wishes; but he will not live to an 
old age. 

A lady with this colored hair is on the contrary of a good con- 
stitution ; never to be diverted from her purpose ; passionate in 
love affairs, never easy unless in company, and delights in hearing 
herself praised, especially for beauty ; delights in dancing and 
strong exercises and commonly lives to a great age. 

A gentleman with long red hair is cunning, artful and deceit- 
ful ; he is much addicted to traffic of some kind, restless in his 
disposition, constantly roving and desirous of enjoying the pleas- 
ures of love. He is covetous of getting money and spends it 
foolishly ; he is indefatigable and no obstacle will induce him to 
forsake his enterprise until he has seen the issue of it. He is 
inclined to timidity, but by reflection may correct it and pass for a 
man of courage. 

A lady with the same kind of hair, is glib of tongue, talkative 
and vain ; her temper is impatient and fiery and will not submit 
to contradiction ; she has a constant flow of spirits and is much 
given to the pleasures of love. However delicate her person may 
seem, her constitution is generally vigorous ; but she seldom lives 
to see old age, for obvious reasons. Her promises are seldom to 
be depended upon, because the next object that engrosses her at- 
tention makes her forgetful of everything that preceded it, and 
she will always resent any disappointment she may meet with. 

If the hair falls off at'the fore part of the head, the person will 
be easily led, though otherwise rational, and will often be duped 
when he thinks he is acting right ; he will likewise frequently 
meet with disappointments in money matters, which will either 
hurt his credit, or force him to shorten his expenses. 

If the hair falls off behind, he will be obstinate, peevish, pas- 
sionate and fond of commanding others, though he has no right, 
and will grow angry if his advice is not followed. However pre- 
posterous, he will be fond of hearing and telling old stories and 
tales of ghosts and fairies, but will be a good domestic man and 
provide for his family to the utmost of his power. 

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niucli indented at the temples, both, the lady and the gentleman 
will be innocent, credulous, moderate in all their desires, and 
though not ardent in their pursuits, will still be persevering. They 
will be modest, good-natured, prosperous and happy. 

If the hair is indented at the temples, the person will be affable, 
steady, good-natured, prudent and attentive to business, of a good 
constitution and long-lived. 

If the hair descends low upon the forehead, the person will be 
selfish and designing ; of a surly disposition, unsociable and given 
to drinking. He will be addicted to avarice and his mind will be 
always intent upon the means of carrying on his schemes. 

The forehead that is large, round and smooth, announces the 
lady or gentleman to be frank, open, generous and free, good- 
natured and a safe companion ; of a good understanding and 
scorns to be guilty of any mean action ; faithful to his promises, 
just in his dealings, steadfast in his engagements and sincere in his 
affections ; he will enjoy a moderate state of health. 

If the forehead is fiat in the middle, the gentleman or lady will 
be found to be vain-glorious and but little disposed to generosity ; 
very tenacious of his honor, but brave ; he will be fond of prying 
into the secrets of others, though not with the intention of betray- 
ing them ; he will be fond of reading newspapers, history, novels, 
and plays ; ardent, and very cautious of his own reputation. 

If there be a hollow across the forehead, in the middle, with a 
ridge as of flesh, above, and another below, the gentleman will be 
a good scholar, and the lady a great manufacturer, or attentive to 
whatever occupation she may be engaged in. They will be warm 
in argument or debate ; they will be firm and steady in any point 
they fix their minds upon and by their perseverance will generally 
carry their object ; yet they will meet with many crosses, but will 
bear them with patience. 

If the forehead juts out immediately at and over the eyebrows, 
running fiat up to the hair, the gentleman or lady will be sullen, 
proud, insolent, imperious and treacherous ; they will be impatient 
when contradicted, apt to give great abuse, and to strike if they 
think they can do it with advantage. They will also impose upon 
any person, never forgive any injury and by their misconduct 
make themselves many enemies. 

If the temples are hollow, with the bones advancing towards 
the forehead on either side, so that the space between must be 
necessarily flat, with a small channel or indentation rising from the 
upper part of the nose to the hair, the gentleman or lady will be of 
a daring and intrepid temper, introducing themselves into matters 
where they have no business, desirous of passing for wits, and of 
a subtle and enterprising nature ; greedy of praise, quick in quar- 
rel, and of a wandering disposition ; very lewd, and full of resent- 
ment when they feel their pride hurt. In short, they delight in 
mischief, riots, &c. 

• If the eyebrows are very hairy, and that hair long and curled, 
with several of the hairs starting out, the gentleman or lady is of 



54 witches' deeam book. 

a gloomy disposition, litigious and quarrelsome, although a cow- 
ard ; greedy After the affairs of this world, perpetually brooding 
over some melancholy subject and not an agreeable companion. 
He will be diffident, penurious, and weak in his understanding ; 
never addicted to any kind of learning. He will pretend much 
friendship, but will make his affected passion subservient to his 
pecuniary designs, and given to drinking, &c. 

If a gentleman or lady has long eyebrows, with some long hairs, 
they will be of a fickle disposition, weak-minded, credulous and 
vain, always seeking after novelties and neglecting their own busi- 
ness ; they will be talkative, pert, and disagreeable in company ; 
very fond of contradiction, and will not bear disappointment 
patiently ; and also much addicted to drinking, &c. 

If the eyebrows are thick and even, that is, without any or few 
starting hairs, the lady or gentleman will be of an agreeable tem- 
per, sound understanding and tolerable wit ; moderately addicted 
to pleasure, fearful of giving offence, but intrepid and persevering 
in support of right ; charitable and generous, sincere in their pro- 
fessions of love and friendship and enjoy a good constitution. 

If the eyebrow is small, thin of hair, and even, the lady or gen- 
tleman will be weak-minded, timorous, superficial and not to be 
depended on ; they will be desirous of knowledge, but will not 
have patience and assiduity to give it the necessary attention ; 
they will be desirous of praise for worthy actions, but will not 
have the spirit or perseverance to perform them in that degree of 
excellence that is requisite to attract the notice of wise men. They 
will be of a delicate constitution. 

If the eyebrow is thick of hair towards the nose and goes off 
suddenly very thin, ending in a point, the lady or gentleman will 
be surly, capricious, jealous, fretful and easily provoked to rage ; 
in their love they will be intemperate. 

The eye that is large, full, prominent and clear, denotes a lady 
or gentleman to be of an ingenious and candid disposition, void of 
deceit and of an even, agreeable and affable disposition ; modest 
and bashful in love, though by no means an enemy to its gratifi- 
cation ; firm, though not obstinate ; of a good understanding, of 
an agreeable but not brilliant wit ; but clear and just in argument ; 
inclined to extravagance and easily imposed upon. 

The eye that is small, but advanced in the head, shows the lady 
or gentleman to be of a quick wit, sound constitution, lively genius, 
agreeable company and conversation, good morals, but rather in- 
clined to jealousy ; attentive to business, fond of frequently chang- 
ing his place, punctual in fulfilling his engagements, warm in love, 
prosperous in his undertakings and generally fortunate in most 
things. 

The lady or gentleman whose eyes are sunk in the head is of a 
jealous, distrustful, malicious and envious nature ; deceitful in 
their words and actions, never to be depended upon ; cunning in 
overreaching others, vainglorious and associates with lewd and bad 
company. 



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The gentleman or lady who squints, or have their eyes turned 
awry, will be of a penurious disposition, but punctual in their 
dealings. 

A black eye is lively, brisk and penetrating, and proves the per- 
son who possesses it to be of a sprightly wit, lively conversation, 
not easily imposed upon, of a sound understanding, but if taken on 
the weak side, may be led astray for a while. 

A hazel eye shows the person to be of a subtle, piercing and 
frolicsome turn, rather inclined to be arch, and sometimes mis- 
chievous, but good-natured at the bottom. He will be strongly 
inclined to love and not over delicate in the means of gratifying 
that propensity. 

A blue eye shows the person to be of a meek and gentle temper, 
affable and good-natured, credulous and incapable of violent 
attachment ; over-modest, cool and undisturbed by turbulent pas- 
sions, of a strong memory, in constitution neither robust nor deli- 
cate, subject to no violent impression from the vicissitudes of life, 
whether good or bad. 

A gray eye denotes the person to be of weak intellect, devoid of 
wit, but a plain, plodding, downright drudge, that will act as he is 
spirited by others. He will be slow in learning anything that 
requires attention ; he, however, will be just to the best of his 
understanding. 

A wall eye denotes the person to be of a hasty, passionate and 
ungovernable temper, subject to sudden and violent anger ; haugh- 
ty to his equals and superiors, but mild and affable to his inferiors. 

A red, or as it is vulgarly called, a saucer eye, denotes the 
person to be selfish, deceitful and proud ; furious in anger, fertile 
in the invention of plots and indefatigable in his resolution to bring 
them to bear. 

A nose that comes even on the ridge, flat on the sides, with 
little or no hollow between the eyes, declares the man to be sulky, 
insolent, disdainful, treacherous and self-sufficient ; if it has a point 
descending over the nostrils, he is avaricious and unfeeling, vain- 
glorious and ignorant ; peevish, jealous, quick in resentment, yet 
a coward at the bottom. 

A nose that rises with a sudden bulge a little below the eyes, 
and then falls again into a kind of hollow below, is petulant and 
noisy, void of science and of a very light understanding. 

The nose that is small, slender and peaked, shows the person to 
be of a fearful disposition, jealous, fretful and insidious, ever sus- 
picious of those about him, catching at every word that he can 
interpret to his own advantage to ground his dispute upon and also 
very curious to know what is said and done. 

The nose that is small, tapering round in the nostrils and cocked 
up, shows the person to be ingenious, smart, of a quick apprehen- 
sion, giddy and seldom looking into consequences ; but generous, 
agreeable, so as to carefully avoid giving offence ; but resolute in 
doing himself justice when he receives an injury. 

The lips that are thick, soft and long, announce the person to 



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be of weak intellect, credulous and slightly peevish, but by a little 
soothing easily brought back to a good humor. He is much 
addicted to the pleasures of love, and scarcely moderate in his en- 
joyment of them ; yet he is upright in his conduct and of a timor- 
ous temper. 

If the under lip is much thicker than the upper, and more 
prominent, the person is of a weak understanding, but artful, 
knavish and given to chicanery to the full extent of his ability. 

The lips that are moderately plump and even, declare the per- 
son to be good-humored, humane, sensible, judicious and just, 
neither giddy nor torpid, but pursuing in every particular a just 
medium. 

The lips that are thin, show the person to be of a quick and 
lively imagination, ardent in the pursuit of knowledge, indefat- 
igable in labor, not too much attached to money, eager in the 
pursuit of love, more brave than otherwise and tolerably happy in 
life. 

The lips that are thin and sunk inwards, denote the person to 
be of a subtle and persevering disposition, everlasting in hatred 
and never sparing any pains to compass his revenge ; in love or 
friendship much more moderate and uncertain. 

The chin that is round, with a hollow between it and the lip, 
shows the person to be of a good-humored disposition, kind and 
honest ; he is sincere in his friendship and ardent in his love ; his 
understanding is good and his genius capacious. If he has a dim- 
ple it makes him better. 

The chin that comes down flat from the edge of the lips and 
ends in a kind of a chisel form, shows the person to be silly, credu- 
lous, ill-tempered and greedy of unmerited honors ; captious, wav- 
ering and unsteady ; he will affect great modesty in the presence 
of others, though he will not scruple to do the vilest actions when 
he thinks himself secure from discovery. 

The chin that is pointed upwards shows the person to be much 
given to contrivances. However fair he may speak to you, you 
can never depend on his friendship, as his purpose is only to make 
you subservient to his own designs. In love his generosity will be 
of the same stamp. 

Of the face in general, the person whose features are strong, 
coarse and unpleasant to the eye, is of a selfish, brutal, rough and 
unsocial disposition ; greedy of money, harsh in expressions, but 
will sometimes fawn with a bad grace to gain his ends. 

The face that is plump, round and ruddy, denotes the person to 
be of an agreeable temper, a safe companion, hearty, jovial, fond of 
company, of sound principles and a clear understanding, faithful 
in love, &c. 

The face that is thin, smooth and even, with well-proportioned 
features, shows the person to be of a good disposition, but penetra- 
tive and active ; somewhat inclined to suspicion, yet of an agree- 
able conversation ; assiduous in the pursuits of love and strongly 
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A face whose cheek bones jut out with thiu jaws, is of a rest- 
less and thinking disposition ; fretful, &c. 

A face that is pale by nature, denotes a timorous disposition, 
but greatly desirous of carnal pleasures. 

A face that is unequally red, whether streaked or appearing in 
spots, shows the person to be weak both in body and mind, yield- 
ing easily to affliction and sickness. 

A face blotched shows the person to be addicted to drinking 
and vice, though frequently possessing the art to conceal the incli- 
nation therefor. 

The head that is large and round shows that the person has a 
tolerable understanding, but not near so good as he imagines. 

The head that is small and round, or if the face comes tapering, 
shows the person of an acute, penetrating disposition, much given 
to bantering humor, but of great sensibility. 

The head that is flat on either side, and deep from the face to 
the back, shows the person to be of a good understanding, deep 
penetration, great memory and of an agreeable temper ; of slow 
belief and not easily imposed upon. 

Big and broad ears signify a simple man, of no understanding ; 
sluggish, slothful and of an ill memory. Small ears denote a good 
understanding ; but very small ears signify nothing but mischief 
and malice. Those that have them well proportioned, and neither 
too small nor too large, are persons of good understanding, wise, 
discreet, honest, shamefaced and courageous. Those that have 
them somewhat long and thin, are bold, impudent, unlearned, glut- 
tons and very proud and scornful. 

A thin, soft beard denotes a person lustful and effeminate, of a 
tender body, fearful, delicate and inconstant. 

A red beard denotes first, a placid forehead, and the person is 
courteous and friendly, but not without some craft ; is a very great 
flatterer, very soon angry and affects consequence. 

A dark beard is good, but the possessor is usually of a melan- 
choly disposition ; yet it denotes a person to be ingenious, sincere, 
thoughtful, constant, cordial, bold and fit to make a warrior. 

A pale beard denotes a phlegmatic person, who is temperate 
enough and tolerably prudent. 

He that hath a decent beard, handsome and thick of hair, is 
good-natured and reasonable in all things. 

Those who have little or no beard, but a small mustache, are of 
an ill humor, but very luxurious. 



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witches' deeam book. 



CHIEOMANCY, OE PALMISTEY. 



The practical part of chiromancy is that which gathers probabh 
predictions from lines, the places of the planets in the hand, and 
from the notes and characters everywhere posted and marked out 
in the hands and fingers. These lines and their planetary rele- 
vancy are thus denned : 

1. Cardiaca, or the line of life. 

2. Hepatica, or the love's line ; also called the natural mean. 

3. Cephalica, or the line of the head and brain. 

4. Thoralis, or the table line. 

5. Bestricta, or the dragon's tail. 

6. Via Solis, or the sun's way. 

7. Via Lactea, or the milky way. 

8. Via Saturnia, or Saturn's way. 

9. Gingulum Veneris, or the girdle of Venus. 

10. Via Martis, or the way of Mars. 

11. Mons Veneris, or the mound of Venus. 

12. Cavea Martis, or the cave of Mars. 

13. Mons Jovis, or Jupiter's mount. 

14. Mons Saturn, or Saturn's mount. 

15. Mons Solis, or the sun's mount. 

16. Locus Luna, or the moon's place. 

17. Mons Mercurii, or the mount of Mercury. 

18. Mensa, or the table containing the part of fortune. 

19. Pollex, or the thumb. 

20. Index, or the forefinger. 

21. Medius, or the middle finger. 

22. Annularis, or the ring finger. 

23. Aurieularis, or the little finger. 




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The question often arises as to whether judgment should be 
given by the right hand or the left. It is certain that in one hand 
the lines and other signatures are very often more manifest, and 
are thus more plain to be seen than the other, as well in the hands 
of gentlemen as ladies. That hand is the proper one (m both sexes) 
which shows and exhibits the lines thereof most clearly, and 
abounds with a series of characters and signs, yet so as that the 
other, whose lines are more obscure, may pay its contribution. If 
in both hands they consent, and appear to be fair and comely, 
they declare a constancy of fortune and health. The cause of di- 
versity is that he who is born in the daytime, and has a masculine 
planet (the Sun, Saturn, Jupiter and Mars) lord of his geniture, 
bears the more remarkable signs in his right hand, especially when 
the sign ascending is also masculine. The contrary happens to 
those born at night, as often as a feminine planet predominates. 
If both hands agree, it must be that in a diurnal nativity the femi- 
nine planets rule, or that there falls out a mixture of masculine 
and feminine ; so in the nights by the contrary reason. 

L— OF THE LINE OF LIFE. 

THIS IS CALLED CARDIACA, OK THE HEART LINE. 

This being broad, of a lively color, and decently drawn in its 
bounds, without intersections and points, shows the party long 
lived and subject to few diseases. 

If slender, short and dissected with obverse little lines, and de- 
formed either by a pale or black color, it presages weakness of the 
body, sickness and a short life. 

If orderly joined to the natural mean, and beautified in the 
angle with parallels, or a little across, it argues good wit, or an 
evenness of nature. 

If the same have branches in the upper parts thereof, extending 
themselves towards the natural mean, it signifies riches and honor. 

If these branches be extended towards the restricta, it threatens 
poverty, deceits, and unfaithfulness of servants. 

If in this line there be found some confused lines, like hairs, be 
assured of diseases, and they happen in the first age. When they 
appear below, if towards the cavea, in the middle ; if towards the 
patica, in the declining age. 

If this line be anywhere broken, it threatens extreme danger of 
life in that part of the age which the pace of the breach shows. 
For you may find out the dangerous or diseased years of your age ; 
this line being divided into seventy parts, you must begin your num- 
ber and account from the lower part thereof, near the restricta, for 
the number falling where the branch is determines the year. 

If the character of the sun (as commonly it is made by astrolo- 
gers) be ever found in this line, it presages the loss of an eye ; 
but, if two such characters, the loss of both eyes. 

A line descending from the vital, beneath the congress of it and 
the hepatica, to the tuberculum of Saturn, shows an envious man, 



60 witches' dream book. 

who rejoices at another's calamity, the sight of others concurring. 
This also frequently shows a most perilous Saturnine disease in 
that wherein it touches the vital, and it is much worse if it cut the 
same. 

But such a line passing from the vital to the annular, to the ring 
finger, promises honors to ensue, from or by the means of some 
famous lady 

The vital lines being thicker than ordinary at the end under the 
fore finger, denotes a laborious old age. 

A line passing through the vitals to the cavea of Mars, foretells 
of wounds and fevers, and also of misfortunes in journeys. 

II.— OF THE HEPATICA, OR NATURAL MEAN. 

This line being straight, continued, and not dissected by ob- 
verse little lines, denotes a healthful body. 

If it be short or broken, and reach not beyond the concave of 
the hand, it shows diseases and shortness of life. 

By how much more the same is produced, by so much longer 
the life may be warranted. 

If cut at the end thereof by a small intervening line, it threat- 
ens poverty in old age. 

If in the upper part it be distant from the vital by a great space, 
it shows distemperatures of the heart, as palpitations, syncope, &c. 

This also shows prodigality, especially if the table be broad. 

If tortuous (that is, if it wind and turn several ways), unequal, 
of a different color and dissected, it argues an evil constitution of 
the liver, and thence diseases, proceeding from the weakness there- 
of. Covetousness also, and a depravity both of nature and wit, 
especially if it be under the region of the middle finger, and near 
the cardiaca, thereby making a short or narrow triangle. 

If decently drawn and well colored, it is a sign of a cheerful 
and ingenious disposition. 

If it has a sister, it promises inheritances. 

If continued with some little hard knots, it denotes manslaugh- 
ters, either perpetrated, or to be committed, according to the num- 
ber of these said knots. 

If therein a cross be found under the region of the middle finger, 
it announces death to be at hand. 

If it terminates with a fork towards the ferient, it is a sign of 
depraved wit, of hypocrisy, and of evil manners. 

When it tends to the mensa, it is a token of a slanderous tongue 
and of envy. 

When it projects a remarkable cleft through the vital to the 
mons veneris, and the sister of Mars, especially if the same be of a 
ruddy color, it warns you to beware of thieves, and also intimates 
fraud and deceit of enemies. 

This cleft likewise insinuates a most vehement heat of the liver, 
proceeding from the rays of Mars ; so that the life becomes in 
danger, seeing that the line of life is dissected. 



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This line having some branch, yet such a one as nevertheless 
seems to be continued, shows that the manner of life will be, or is 
already changed ; and this in a declining age if the breach be un- 
der the ring finger ; but, if under the middle finger, in strength of 
years. 

III.— OF THE CEPHALICA. 

This is called the line of the head and brain, which, if (arising 
from its place in a due proportion) it connects the lines of the liver 
and heart in a triangular form,have a lively color, and no intersec- 
tion falling out between, declares a man of admirable prudence, 
and one of no vulgar wit and fortune. 

By how much more decent the triangle is, so much the better 
shall the temperature, wit. and courage be ; but if it be obtuse, it 
argues an evil disposed nature, and a man that is rude : if no tri- 
angle, far worse. 

The superior being a right angle, or not very acute, foretells the 
best temperature of the heart ; but when it is too acute, especially 
if it touch the line of life, upon the region of the middle finger, it 
argues covetousness. 

The left angle, if it be made upon the natural mean in the feri- 
ent, and be a right angle, confirms the goodness of intellect. 

But when the cephalica projects unequal clefts to the mons 
lunse, thereby making unusual characters, in the gentleman it de- 
notes weakness of the brain, and dangerous sea voyages. But in 
the lady's hand it shows frequent sorrows of mind, and difficulties 
in child bearing. 

Equal lines (thus projected) presage the contrary in both sexes, 
viz., in gentlemen, a good composure of the brain, and fortunate 
voyages by sea ; in ladies, cheerfulness and felicity in child bearing. 

This one thing is peculiar to the cephalica : if it project a cleft 
or a manifest star, upwards to the cavea martis, it signifies bold- 
ness, &c. But if it let fall the same downwards, thefts, &c. 

The cephalica, jointed to the dragon's tail by a remarkable con- 
course, promises a prudent and a joyful age. 

The same drawn upwards in the shape of a fork, towards the 
part of fortune, signifies subtlety in managing affairs, and also 
craftiness either to do good or evil. 

If in this said fork a mark appears resembling the part of for- 
tune, as it is noticed by astrologers, that gives an assurance of 
riches and honor to succeed by ingenuity and art. 

IV.— OF THE THORAL LINE. 

This is also called the line of fortune ; it is termed likewise the 
mensa, because it makes up the table of the hand. Which said 
line, when it is long enough, and without incisures, argues a due 
strength in the principal members of man, and also constancy; 
the contrary if it be short, crooked, cut or parted. 

If it terminate under the mount of Saturn, it shows a vain fel- 
low 



62 witches' dream book. 

If projecting small branches to the mount of Jupiter, it prom- 
ises honors. 

If there it be naked and simple, it is a sign of poverty and want. 

If cutting the mouth of Jupiter, cruelty of mind and disposi- 
tion, with excessive wrath. 

If it projects a branch between the fore and middle finger in a 
gentleman, it threatens a wound in his head ; in a lady, danger in 
child bearing. 

Three lines ascending upwards from this line, viz., one to the 
space between the middle and fore finger, a second to the space be- 
tween the middle and ring finger, and a third to the space between 
the ring and the little finger, argues a contentious person in many 
respects. 

A little line only thus drawn to the interval or space between 
the middle finger and the ring finger, sorrow or labor. 

If annexed to the natural mean, so that it makes an acute angle, 
it brings sorrow and labor. 

If the natural mean be wanting, and the thoral annexed to the 
vital, it threatens decollation or a deadly wound. 

If no mensa at all, it shows a man malevolent, contentious, 
faithless, inconstant and of base condition. 

Confused little lines in the mensa, denote sickness ; if under 
Mercury, in the former part of the age; under the sun in the prime 
thereof; under the middle finger, in old age. 

When in this line there are certain points observed, they argue 
strength of the genitals and burning lust. 

V.— OF THE CAUDA DRACONIS, OR THE RESTRICTA, 
AND THE LINES ARISING THEREFROM. 

If this be double or treble, and drawn by a right and continued 
track, it promises a good composure of the body. 

That line which is nearest the hand continued, and of a good 
color, assures great riches. 

But if the same line be cut in the middle, crooked and very 
pale, it announces debility of body and want of all things. 

A cross or star upon "the restricta, foreshadows tranquility of 
life in old age. 

If there be a star, simple or double, or any lines near the tuber- 
culum of the thumb, in ladies, they denote misfortune or infamy. 

A line running from the restricta through the mons veneris, 
presages adversities, either by the means of some kindred or a wife. 

A line extending from the restricta to the mons lunse, denotes 
adversities and private enemies ; if it be crooked, it doubles the 
evil, and betokens perpetual servitude. 

Such a line also being clear and straight, and reaching as far 
as the region of the moon, foretells many journeys by sea and land. 

If it extend to the tuberculum of the fore finger, it informs the 
gentleman that he shall live in a foreign country in great estimation. 

If to the hepatica, it argues honest behavior, and prolongs life. 



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If to the Dions solis (be it simple or double), it argues exceed- 
ing goodness, and enables to govern or rule in great affairs. 

By the same reason, if it pass to the mons Mercurii, it betokens 
the gentleman is of a sufficient capacity for any employment: 
but rf it reach not the mons Mercurii, but is broken about the 
middle and end beneath the mons Mercurii, that makes out a prat- 
ing fellow, <fcc. 

If directly ascending to the mons Batumi, it signifies a good 
position of Saturn in the geniture, whose decree shall shortly fol- 
low; but, if crookedly towards the restricta and the hepatica especi- 
ally, it shows man laborious, &c. 

VI.— OF THE VIA SOLIS, OR THE SUN'S WAY. 

This being whole, equally drawn and well colored, promises 
the favor of great men and great honor; but, if dissected and 
unequal, the contrary, and exposes to divers impediments, and 
envy in attaining the same. 

VII.— OF THE VIA LACTEA, OR THE MILKY WAY. 

This well proportioned and continued, presages that journeys 
will be fortunate both by sea and land, as ready wit and the favor 
of the ladies (Venus assenting), and of a composed and graceful 
speech ; but if it be distorted, it argues infelicity and lies ; but 
whole and ascending to the little finger, it is a sign of happiness. 

VEIL— OF THE SATURNIA, OR LINE OF SATURN. 

This being wholly and fully protracted to the middle finger, is 
an argument both 01 profound cogitations and likewise of fortu- 
nate events in counsels and actions. 

Combust or deficient, an evil sign, portending many misfor- 
tunes, unless other positions favor it. 

Bending backwards in the cavea of the hand, towards the feri- 
ent, in the form of a semi-circle, threatens imprisonment. 

A line drawn from the vital, through the hepatica, to the tuber- 
culum of Saturn (if it touch the Saturnia), the same. 

IX.— OF THE CINGULUM VENERIS, OR THE GIRDLE 

OF VENUS. 
If this line have a sister, it argues intemperance and lust in both 
sexes, and baseness in the gratification of lewd desires ; and if 
dissected and carefully examined, it shows losses and infamy by 
reason of this vice. 

X.— OF THE VIA MARTIS, THE WAY OR LINE OF 
MARS, OR THE VITAL SISTER. 

This line (as often as it appears), augments and strengthens 
the things signified by the cardiaca ; but particularly it promises 
good success in war, provided it be clear and red. 



64 witches' dream book. 



SOME OBSERVATIONS CONCERNING LINES. 

The quantity of lines must be wisely observed, that is, the 
length and depth, so likewise their quality, that is, their complex- 
ion and shape, whether they are crooked or straight ; next their 
action, which is to touch or cut other lines Their passion to be 
touched or cut of others ; and lastly, their place and position. 

We must know tha: the lines are sometimes prolonged until 
certain years of our age, otherwise shortened ; now they wax pale, 
then they become plain and strong, and as it were luxuriate with a 
kind of redness, and this as well in the principal as less principal 
lines. Again, as touching the less principal, and such as are found 
in the tubercula of the planets, it is most certain that some do at 
one time quite vanish, and that at another time others arise of a 
different shape and complexion ; the cause of which is supposed 
to be no other than the various progressions of the alphabetical 
places in their nativities ; that is, fortunate and unfortunate to the 
influence whereof man himself is wonderfully subject. The signs 
of his hands are presented at different times with different faces. 
Such a virtue, such a love resideth in the imagination of the greater 
world toioards the lesser. And, therefore, the most studious in chi- 
romancy cannot attain the knowledge of particulars by one in- 
spection only, made to a certain year of the person's age ; things 
that worthily merit our observations, yet known or approved of by 
a few. 

OF THE PLANETS. 

The planets also administer not a little judgment from their re- 
spective places, for if they are happy and benevolent, good things 
are portended, but being unhappy and froward, judge the contrary. 
Here we must also note that these planets are termed benevolent, in 
whose tubercula and places the accustomed lines are found equal, 
their characters fair and proportionable, as a cross, stars, three or 
four parallel lines, ladders, little branches, a quadrangular, the 
character of Jupiter. But the froward and unfortunate are those 
planets whose tubercula and places are deformed with troubled 
lines and uncouth figures ; as a lame and interrupted semi-circle 
gridirons the character of Saturn. This is to be duly observed in 
the lines of the hand. Now, as touching the planets, let us pro- 
ceed according to the general rules of art. 

XI.— OF VENUS. 

Venus shining well and happily (that is) when in her tubercu- 
lum, she presents a clear star, or furrows that are red and trans- 
versely parallel, and so often as her tuberculum is much elevated, 
makes such men to be merry, cheerful and luxurious; yet amorous, 
comely and libidinous, very honest and just, with whom an unin- 
terrupted tie of friendship once made is permanent. 

She renders the body somewhat tall, the eyes pleasant and 
sparkling with the splendor of beauty, full of allurement and 



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temptation, the hair thick and curling ; she instills a spotless and 
noble mind, yet oftentimes gives men that are full of boasting and 
inconsistency. She inclines the mind to music, &c. ; sometimes 
according to the strength of the geuiture, she produces priests, 
apothecaries, <fcc. 

But being unfortunate, she causes lasciviousness, incontinency 
and boasting, and if you find a cross also, near the first joint of 
the thumb, it denotes an adulterer, or such a person on whom a 
misfortune has happened in some luxurious matter. If the place 
of Venus be un tilled, it points out an effeminate, rude and sorrow- 
ful person, foolishly and ridiculously addicted to be merry and 
jesting. 

XII.— MARS. 

M.vrs is fortunate, so often as his sister appears red, clear and 
decently drawn, and when either star or cross is found in his cavea. 
Thus, therefore, he denotes such as are bold and full of courage, 
stout, warlike, contentious, strong and lusty ; imperious ; the hair 
for the most part yellow ; the eyes from black waxing red and 
terrible. If Jupiter participate, he possesses the gall, the reins, the 
back, the liver, &c. If with Venus, those parts of the body 
under her dominion. But if he be froward and unfortunate, he 
describes men to be litigious, violent, deceitful, passionate, &c. 

XIII.— JUPITER. 
JupiteH is" happy or fortunate when in his region he exhibits 
signs that are auspicious — that is, if there be a star or double cross, 
parallel lines, or a line decently drawn from the vital to his 
tuberculum, &c. For thus he signifies men that are noble, hon- 
est, benevolent, affable, honorable, merry, just, equitable, beauti- 
ful, formidable and happy, such as have comely eyes, thick hairs 
and a grave gesture ; likewise such as are bashful, and likewise 
such as will keep their promises, &c. These men are preferred 
to great dignities, and solicited by many great men, and do highly 
favor and esteem their wives, sons, honest and good men. In 
men, Jupiter rules the liver, blood, ribs, lungs and gristles. But, 
if he is unfortunate, he oftentimes throws a man headlong from a 
great estate to great calamities ; if there be half a gridiron iu his 
tuberculum, it betokens losses, especially by means of the more 
potent sort of women ; otherwise thus constituted, he causes i i ief 
of the heart, cramps, inflammations of the lungs and other dis- 
eases proceeding from wind ; if a line transversely cut his tuber- 
culum, and afterwards tend to the place of Saturn, making those 
little hairs, it threatens apoplexy. But, if you find a cross especi- 
ally, or a clear and red star in his tuberculum. he gives splendid 
honors, confers riches and public rewards from great personages or 
princes. 

XIV.— SATURN. 
d Saturn is happily placed when we find his line wholly run- 
ning to his region, but less happy when he presents some inauspi- 



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cious characters ; unhappily, if he shows confused and unfortu- 
nate signs ; he governs the spleen, bones and bladder. When he is 
fortunate he makes men silent, provident, of good and profound 
counsels, such as think and study much and are somewhat sorrow- 
ful ; men that are puffed up with an ambitious spirit, and whose 
aim is honors. And these are slender of body, somewhat tall, pale 
and feeble, their hair blackish, eyes hollow; they are fortunate in 
tilling of ground, and in metals of all sorts, yet more careless of 
their wives, and less addicted to the pleasures of love ; foolishly 
laughing and jesting, also tenacious and worldly minded, unjust, 
&c. But, if Saturn be unfortunate or froward, he makes men 
sorrowful, laborious, sordid, humble, covetous, liars, malicious, 
envious, &c, and encumbered with perpetual griefs and anxieties. 
A gross line running from the interval of the middle and fore 
finger to the mensa, and breaking or interrupting it, denotes dis- 
eases or wounds in the lower part of the body. 

XV.— SOL. 

If the Stjn fortunately rules, he makes men faithful, ingenious, 
honored, high minded, wise, humane, religious, just, moderate, 
aged, and such as always manage their affairs honestly. He gives 
a body well composed, and adorns it with yellow hair ; he governs 
the heart, midriff, nerves, &c. 

But, if unfortunate, he gives men that are proud and highly 
elated, manifesting their access to dignities by unjust means, 
boasters and immodest. He brings fluxes of rheum upon the eyes, 
and thereby hurts both them and the mouth, trembling of the 
heart, syncope, &c. 

XVI.— LUNA. 

The Moon happy and fortunate, makes men famous, honest 
and honorable and of a large body; yet well proportioned, pleasant 
also, and sometimes voyages by sea and walking by the sides of 
rivers ; but, if any way dissenting in the other, unconstant both in 
life and action, yet tending for the most part to the best. She 
rules the brain, stomach and belly, but if unfortunate she portends 
a various and inconstant kind of line, weakness, and increase of 
griefs and anxieties, she thus causes paralysis, &c. A commotion 
of the members, oftentimes an epilepsy and canker, spots in the 
body, severe colic, and whatever else proceeds from abundance of 
cola and moisture, and more especially when the lines found in 
the tuberculum of the moon do appear very pale ; if there be fair 
and comely signatures near the ferient, they denote happiness to 
the man in his journeys and messages, and in foreign countries. 
To the woman, felicity and fertility in bearing of children, omin- 
ous signs do show the contrary. 

XVII.-MERCURY. 
Mercury, happy and fortunate, makes men ingenious, de- 
sirous of science, and seeking diligently after secrets, such as are 



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apt for any thing, orators, poets, philosophers, astrologicians, for- 
tune-tellers, eloquent, variable, mathematicians, and men addicted 
to merchandise, &c. He governs the tongue and memory. 

XVIII.— THE MENSA, OR PART OF FORTUNE. 

This space being great and broad, and the figure decent, de- 
clares a liberal man, magnanimous and of long life. 

But if small and narrow, it indicates a slender fortune and fear- 
fulness. 

A cross or star within it, clear and well proportioned, especially 
under the region of the ring finger, betokens honors and dignities 
to ensue from, or by means of great and noble personages. If the 
character of Jupiter, it then promises great ecclesiastical dignities, 
&c. 

The same star or cross tripled, portends good fortune ; but if it 
be cut by confused little lines, the good fortune is thereby diverted, 
and anxieties and labors threatened in defending his honors, espe- 
cially if they are under the region of the ring finger. 

A cross or star in the uppermost part of the mensa, is a sign of 
fortunate journeys. 

The mensa sharpened by the concourse of the thoral and car- 
diac lines, points out deceit and danger of life. 

If no mensa be shown in the hand, it shows obscurity both of 
life and fortune. 

Good and equal lines in this space do declare the fortune to be 
good, but if evil and decomposed they quite overthrow it. 

A little circle shows perfection of wit, and the obtaining of 
science, the others assenting thereunto. 

XIX.— THE POLLEX, OR THUMB. 

Overthwart lines, that are clear and long underneath the nail 
and joint of the thumb, confer riches and honor. A line passing 
from the upper joint of the thumb to the cardiaca, theatens a vio- 
lent death or danger by means of some married lady. Lines much 
dispersed in the lower joint of the thumb, describe men that are 
contentious, and such as rejoice in scolding, &c. A line surround- 
ing the thumb, in the middle joint, portends the man shall be 
hanged. Equal furrows drawn under the lower joint thereof, 
argue riches and possessions. If the first or second joint want in- 
cisures, it shows drowsiness and idleness. 

XX.— THE INDEX, OR FORE FINGER. 

Many lines in the uppermost joint, and they proceeding over- 
thwartly, denote inheritances; by running so in the middle joint, 
an envious and evil disposed person. 

Right lines running between these joints, declare (in the ladies) 
a numerous issue ; in gentlemen, bitterness of tongue. If they are 
in the first joint, near unto Jupiter's mouth, they manifest a jovial 



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disposition, that is, they point o the man whom Jupiter favored 
well in his nativity. That who hath a star in the same place, may 
certainly be pronounced unchaste and lascivious. 

XXI.— MEDIUS, OR THE MIDDLE FINGER. 

This finger presenting little gridirons in the joints thereof, 
plainly declares an unhappy and melancholy wit, but if equal 
lines, it manifests fortune by metals, &c. A star there presages a 
violent death by drowning, &c. If a gross line be extended from 
the root thereof, upwards, through the whole finger into the end 
of the last joint, it argues folly and madness. 

XXII.— ANNULARIS, OR THE RING FINGER. 

A line arising from mons solis, and ascending by a right track 
through the joints thereof, it shows a noble frame. Equal lines in 
the first joint demonstrate honors and riches ; overthwart lines, 
the enmity of great men. Howbeit, if these lines be intersected, it 
is better, because they argue impediments. 

XXIII.— AURICULARIS, OR LITTLE FINGER. 

From the joint thereof, as from the mouth itself, are judg- 
ments and decrees passed concerning merchandise, favors, and a 
star in its first joint near the tuberculum, argues ingenuity and 
eloquence. 

Other obtuse signs the contrary, but when there appear unfor- 
tunate signs in the first and second joints, they mark out a thief 
and a very deceitful person. If adverse lines in the last joint, per- 
petual inconstancy. 

Some there are who predict the number of wives from the little 
lines in the mons Mercurii at the outermost part of the hand, and 
have often observed them come at the truth. 

If the end of this finger reach not so far as to touch the last 
joint of the ring finger, it signifies a wife most imperious in all 
things, the truth thereof is often proved. 

CONSIDERATIONS ON THE MOUNTS AND FINGERS. 

As the mounts being adorned with good figures and characters 
indicate a good and happv issue, so likewise being vitiated with 
confused lines, they threaten the contrary, and this as well on the 
fingers as mounts, except they are restrained by the confederacy of 
other lines which are of themselves good and fortunate. 

There are likewise the twelve signs of the Zodiac upon the fin- 
gers. The signification of the lines proceeding from the mounts 
of the different planets upon the fingers, show their effect chiefly 
when the sun, or their principal significator, as lord of the ascend- 
ant, &c, is in these signs, ruling the parts where they terminate, 
as a line passing from the mount of Saturn to the first point of the 
middle finger would give improvement when the sun was in Pisces ; 



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if to the second, in Aquarius. Observe also that the first joint 
near the mount of the finger must be attributed to the first part of 
the age, the second to the prime of life, and the last unto old age. 

Lastly. The structure of the hand itself is really admirable 
in respect to the proportion it bears to the face, and certain parts 
thereof, which is this : 

The whole hand is of equal length with the face. 

The greater joint of the forefinger (which adjoins upon the tu- 
berculum of Jupiter) equals the height of the forehead. 

The other two (to the extremity of the nail) are just the length 
of the nose, viz.: from the intercelia, or place between the eye- 
brows, to the tip of the nostrils. 

The first and greater joint of the middle finger is just as long as 
it is between the bottom of the chin and the top of the under lip. 

But the third joint of the same finger is of equal length with 
the distance that is between the mouth and the lower part of the 
nostrils. 

The largest joint of the thumb gives the width of the mouth. 

The distance between the bottom of the chin and the top of the 
lower lip, the same. 

The lesser joint of the thumb is equal to the distance between 
the top of the lower lip and the lower part of the nostrils. The 
nails obtain just the half of their respective uppermost joints, 
which they call omychios. 

OF THE NAILS OF THE FINGERS. 
Broad nails show the person to be bashful and fearful, but of a 
gentle nature. When there is a certain white mark at the extrem- 
ity of them, it shows that the person has more honesty than subtilty, 
and that his worldly substance will be impaired through negli- 
gence. White nails and long, denote much sickness and infirmity, 
especially fevers, and are an indication of strength, and deceit in 
women. If upon the white anything appears at the extremity that 
is pale, it denotes short life by sudden death, and the person to be 
given to melancholy. When there appear a sudden mixed redness 
of divers colors at the beginning of the nail, it shows the person 
to be choleric, and very quarrelsome. When the extremitj- is 
black, it is a sign of husbandry. Narrow nails denote the person 
to be inclined to mischief and to do injury to his neighbor. 
Long nails show the person to be good natured, but mistrustful, 
and loves reconciliation rather than differences. Oblique nails sig- 
nify deceit and want of courage. Little and round nails denote 
obstinate anger and hatred ; if they be crooked at the extremity, 
they show pride and fierceness. Round nails show a holeric 
person, yet soon reconciled and a lover of secret sciences. Fleshy 
nails denote the person to be mild in temper, idle and lazy. 
Pale and black nails show the person to be very deceitful to his 
neighbor, and subject to many diseases. Red and marked nails 
signify a choleric and martial nature, given to cruelty : and as 
many little marks as there are, they speak of so many evil desires. 



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CELESTIAL PALMISTRY. 



The Moon exercises an influence over the children of men, 
which varies with her monthly age, in like manner as that of the 
sun is varied according to his progress through the signs of the 
zodiac. Her term is completed in thirty days and recurs twelve 
times annually. The probable fate of each individual through 
life is to be gathered from the aspect of the day on which he was 
born ; and the issue of any particular event or undertaking from 
the day of its occurrence or transaction or commencement ; count- 
ing in both cases from the new moon, as is shown in the following 
calendar. She has power over dreams and visions ; and exercises 
it more particularly on certain days. 

A child born within twenty-four hours after the new moon will 
be fortunate and live to a good old age. Whatever is dreamed on 
that day will be pleasing to the dreamer. 

The second day is very lucky for discovering things lost, or 
hidden treasure ; the child born on this day will thrive. 

The child born on the third day will be fortunate through per- 
sons in power, and whatever is dreamed will prove true. 

The fourth day is evil ; persons falling sick on this day rarely 
recover. 

The fifth day is favorable to begin a good work and dreams 
will be tolerably successful ; the child born on this day will be 
vain and deceitful. 

The child born on the sixth day will not live long, and his 
dreams will not immediately come to pass. 

On the seventh day do not tell your dreams, for much depends 
on concealing them ; if sickness befalls you on this day you will 
soon recover ; the child born on this day will live long, but have 
many troubles. 

On the eighth day whatever is dreamed will come to pass ; 
whatever business a person undertakes on this day will prosper. 

The ninth day differs very little from the former ; the child 
born on this day will arrive at great riches and honor. 

The tenth day is likely to be fatal to those who fall sick ; but 
the child born on this day will live long and be a great traveler. 

The child that is born on the eleventh day will be much devoted 
to religion, and of an engaging form and manners. 

On the twelfth day dreams are rather fortunate and the child 
born then shall live long. 

On the thirteenth day the dreams will prove true in a very short 
time. 

If you ask a favor of any one on the fourteenth day, it will be 
granted. 

The sickness that befalls a person on the fifteenth day is likely 
to prove mortal. 



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The child that is bom 011 the sixteenth day will be of very un- 
graceful manners and unfortunate ; it is nevertheless a good day 
for buying and selling merchandise. 

The child born on the seventeenth day will be very foolish ; it 
is a very unfortunate day to transact any kind of business or con- 
tract marriage. 

The child born on the eighteenth day will be valiant, but will 
suffer considerable hardships ; if a female, she will be chaste and 
industrious and live respected to a great age. 

The nineteenth day is dangerous ; the child born during it will 
be very ill-disposed and malicious. 

On the twentieth day the dreams are true, but the child born 
during it will be dishonest. 

The child born on the twenty-first day will grow up healthy 
and strong, but selfishly inclined and of low habits. 

The child born on the twenty-second day will be fortunate ; he 
or she will be of cheerful countenance, religious, and much beloved. 

The child that is born on the twenty-third day will be of an 
ungovernable temper, will forsake his friends and wander about in 
a foreign country, unhappy through life. 

The child born on the twenty-fourth day will achieve many 
heroic actions and be much admired for his extraordinary abilities. 

The child born on the twenty-fifth day will be very wicked ; he 
will meet with many dangers and will probably come to an ill end. 

On the twenty-sixth day the dreams are certain ; the child then 
born will be rich and greatly esteemed. 

The twenty-seventh day is very favorable for dreams, and the 
child then born will be of a sweet and amiable disposition. 

The chiM born on the twenty-eighth day will be the delight of 
his parents, but will not live to a great age. 

The child born on the twenty-ninth day will experience many 
hardships, though in the end they may turn out happily. It is 
good to marry on this day, and business begun on this day will be 
prosperous. 

And, finally, the child that is born on the thirtieth day will be 
fortunate and happy and well skilled in arts and sciences. 

CHILDREN BORN ANY DAY OF THE WEEK. 

Sunday. — The child shall be of long life and obtain riches. 

Monday. — Weak and of an effeminate temper, which seldom 
brings a man to honor. 

Tuesday. — Worse ; though he may, with extraordinary vigi- 
lance, conquer the inordinate desires to which he will be subject ; 
still he will be in danger of dying by violence, if he has not great 
procreation. 

Wednesday. — He shall be given to the study of learning and 
shall profit thereby. 

Thursday. — He shall arrive at great honor and dignity 

Friday. — He shall be of a strong constitution, yet perhaps re- 
markably lecherous. 



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Saturday. — Is another bad day; but, notwithstanding, the child 
may come to good, though it be seldom ; but most children born 
on this day are of a heavy, dull and very dogged disposition. 

SICKNESS — LUCKY AND UNLUCKY DAYS. 

Whoever, in the first day of any month, fall sick, or is attacked 
with any infirmity, the third day ensuing is to be feared, which, if 
he pass, he shall escape. 

Those falling ill on the second day of any month, though they 
be long confined, yet shall recover. 

Any illness commencincing on the third day will certainly ter- 
minate favorably. 

Those falling sick on the fourth day will probably linger until 
the twenty-eighth, which, if they pass, may possibly recover. 

Those taken ill on the fifth day may become very low, but will 
recover. 

Persons falling sick on the sixth day may recover, if they pass 
the fifth day of the ensuing month, but they will stand a poor 
chance of recovery. 

The seventh is a lucky day, and one falling sick on this day may 
recover, even though having to endure great suffering. 

The eighth day is an unfortunate one, and those falling ill on it 
will not be likely to survive. 

Illness commencing on the ninth day will not usually prove fa- 
tal, though sometimes so. 

On the tenth day, the contrary. 

The eleventh day is remarkably fortunate for those falling sick ; 
they will recover speedily. 

It is a bad omen to be taken sick on the twelfth of any month; 
for unless you recover within two or three days, you will most 
certainly die within the year. 

Those falling sick on the thirteenth day, if they pass five days, 
they will quite likely recover. 

The fourteenth is a lucky day, and those taken sick on it will 
recover in forty-eight hours. 

On the contrary, those falling ill on the fifteenth day may ex- 
perience long and lingering illness, which will probably prove fatal. 

Those taken on the sixteenth day, may escape, after some weeks 
of illness. 

Persons falling ill on the seventeenth day are almost sure to die 
within three weeks. 

The eighteenth is a lucky day and those falling sick on that 
day will undoubtedly recover. 

The nineteenth, the same — though the sickness may last much 
longer. 

The twentieth is an uncertain day, and sickness commencing on 
this day frequently terminates fatally, if it continue more than five 



The twenty-first day perils one's life for ten days^*tliat time 
passed, you will recover. 



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Those falling sick on the twenty-second, will die within forty- 
eight hours, or after that time will certainly recover. 

Those taken sick on the twenty-third will stand a chance of 
lingering illness, which will probably terminate favorably. 

The twenty-fourth is another unlucky day, and those falling ill 
on that day, though they be partially restored, will probably die 
within three months. 

On the contrary, the twenty-fifth is a very favorable day, and 
those falling sick will get well speedily. 

The twenty-sixth portends a protracted illness, which will ter- 
minate favorably. 

The twenty-seventh threatens death, though the chances of re- 
covery are fair. 

Those falling ill on the twenty-eighth, menace death. 

Persons who are taken sick on the twenty-ninth day will have 
a very protracted illness and recover slowly. 

The thirtieth and thirty-first are uncertain days, and persons fall- 
ing sick on either of these days, it cannot be known whether they 
will recover or not. 



ASTEOLOGIOAL MISCELLANY. 

DAYS OF THE MONTH. 

I. — Fortunate. 
In January, six days : the 1st, 2d, 15th, 26th, 27th and 28th. 
In February, four days : the 11th, 21st, 25th and 26th. 
In March, two days : the 10th and 24th. 
In April, five days : the 6th, 15th, 16th, 20th and 28th. 
In May, three days : the 3d, 18th and 3 1st. 
In June, five days : the 10th, 11th, 15th, 22d and 25th. 
In July, three days : the 9th, 15th and 28th. 
In August, six days : the 6th, 7th, 10th, 11th, 19th and 25th. 
In September, five days : the 4th, 8th, 17th, 18th and 23d. 
In October, five days : the 3d, 7th, Kith, 21st and 22d. 
In November, three days : the 5th, 14th and 20th. 
In December, six days : the 15th, 19th, 20th, 22d, 23d and 25th. 

II. — Unfortunate. 

In January, seven days : the 3d, 4th, 6th, 13th, 14th, 20th and 
21st. 

In February, seven days : the 3d, 7th, 9th, 12th, 16th, 17th and 
23d. 

In March, eight days : the 1st, 2d, 5th, 8th, 12th, 16th, 28th and 
29th. 



74 witches' dream book. 

In April, two days : the 24th and 25th. 
In May, five days : the 17th, 20th, 27th, 29th and 30th. 
In June, eight days : the 1st, 5th, Gth, 9th, 12th, 16th, 18th and 
24th. 

In July, four days : the 3d, 10th, 17th and 18th. 

In August, two days : the loth and 20th. 

In September, two days : the 9th and l(5th. 

In October, six days : the 4th, 9th, 11th, 17th, 27th and 31st. 

In November, four days : the 3d, 9th, 10th and 21st. 

In December, two days : the 14th and 21st. 

IMPORTANT ADVICE. 

To Females. — It has often been observed, and experience has 
shown the observation to be a true one, that some event of import- 
ance is sure to happen to a woman in her thirty-first year, whether 
it prove for her good or it be some great evil or temptation ; there- 
fore we advise her to be circumspect in all her actions. If she is 
a maiden or widow, it is probable she will marry this year. If a 
wife, that she will lose her children or husband. She will either 
receive riches or travel into a foreign land ; at all events, some cir- 
cumstance or other will take place during this remarkable year of 
her life, that will have great effect on her future fortunes and ex- 
istence. 

To Males. — The like is applicable to men in their forty-second 
year, of which there are so many instances that there is not a doubt 
of its truth. Observe always to take a lease for an odd number of 
years ; an even number is not prosperous. The three first days of 
the moon are the best for signing papers ; and the first five days, 
as well as the twenty-fourth, for any fresh undertaking. 



MOLES. 



THEIR SITUATION AND THE INDICATION THEY GIVE OP A PER- 
SON'S DISPOSITION AND FUTURE LOT IN LIFE. 



Though moles are, in their substance, nothing else than excres- 
cences, or ebullitions which proceed from the state of the blood 
whilst the foetus is confined in the womb, yet they are not given in 
vain, as they are generally characteristic of the disposition and 
temper of those that bear them ; and it is also proved by daily ex- 
perience that from the shape, situation and other circumstances, 
they bear a strong analogy to the events which are to happen to a 
person in future life Herein are given the common prognostica- 
tions by moles found in all the various parts of the body, accord- 



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ing to the doctrine of the ancients. The larger the mole, the 
greater the prosperity or adversity of the person ; the smaller the 
mole, the less will be his good or evil fate. If the mole is round, 
it indicates good ; if angular, it gives a mixture of good and evil ; 
if oblong, a moderate share of fortunate events ; the deeper the 
color, the more favor or disgrace ; the lighter, the less of either. 
If it is very hairy, much misfortune may be expected ; but if few 
long hairs grow upon it, it denotes that your undertakings will be 
prosperous. 

A mole that stands on the right side of the forehead, or right 
temple, signifies that the person will arrive 'at sudden wealth and 
honor, according to their birth and situation in life ; which must 
always be attended to with due consideration. 

A mole on the right eyebrow announces speedy marriage ; and 
that the person to whom you will be married will possess many 
amiable qualities and a good fortune. 

A mole on the left of either of these three places announces 
unexpected disappointment in your most sanguine wishes. 

A mole on the outside corner of either eye denotes the person 
to be of a sober, steady and sedate disposition ; but will be liable to 
a violent death. 

A mole on either cheek signifies that the person shall never rise 
above mediocrity in point of fortune ; though at the same time he 
will never fall into real poverty. 

A mole on the nose shows that the person will have good suc- 
cess in most of his or her undertakings. 

A mole on the lip, either upper or lower, proves the person to 
be fond of delicate things and much given to the pleasures of love, 
in which he or she will most commonly be successful. 

A mole on the chin foreshows the person will be attended with 
prosperity and be highly esteemed. 

A mole on the side of the neck shows that the person will nar- 
rowly escape suffocation ; but will afterward rise to great consider- 
ation by an unexpected legacy or inheritance. 

A mole on the throat denotes that the person shall become rich 
by marriage. 

A mole on the right breast declares the person to be exposed to 
a sudden reverse from comfort to distress, by unavoidable acci- 
dents. Most of his children will be girls. 

A mole on the left breast signifies success in undertakings and 
an amorous disposition. 

A mole on the bosom portends mediocrity of health and for- 
tune. 

A mole under the left breast, over the heart, foreshadows that 
the man will be of a warm disposition, unsettled in mind, fond of 
rambling and light in his conduct. In a lady, it shows sincerity in 
love, quick conception and easy travail in childbirth. 

A mole on the right side, over any part of the ribs, denotes the 
person to be pusillanimous, and slow in understanding anything 
that may be attended with difficulty. 



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A mole on the belly, denotes the person to be addicted to sloth 
and gluttony, sellish in almost all articles and seldom inclined to be 
nice or careful in point of dress. 

A mole on either hip shows that the person Will have many 
children and such of them as survive will be healthful, lusty and 
patient in all hardships. 

A mole on the right thigh shows that the person will become 
rich and also fortunate in marriage. 

A mole on the left thigh denotes that the person suffers much 
by poverty and want of friends, as also by the enmity and injustice 
of others. 

A mole on the right knee signifies that the person will be for- 
tunate in the choice of a partner for life and meet with few dis- 
appointments in the world. 

A mole on the left knee portends that the person will be rash, 
inconsiderate and hasty, but modest when in cold blood, honest and 
inclined to good behavior. 

A mole on either leg shows that the person is indolent, thought- 
less and indifferent as to whatever may happen. 

A mole on either ankle denotes a man to be inclined to effemi- 
nacy and elegance of dress — a lady, to be courageous, active and 
industrious, with some spice of the termagant. 

A mole on either foot forebodes sudden illness or unexpected 
misfortune. 

A mole on the right shoulder signifies prudence, discretion, se- 
crecy and wisdom. 

A mole on the left shoulder declares a testy, contentious and un- 
governable spirit, 

A mole on the right arm denotes vigor and undaunted courage. 
On the left arm, resolution and victory in battle. 

A mole near either elbow declares restlessness, a roving and un- 
steady temper, also a discontentedness with those whom they are 
obliged constantly to live with. 

A mole between the elbow and the wrist promises the person 
prosperity, but not until he has undergone and suffered many 
hardships. 

A mole on the wrist, or between it and the ends of the fingers, 
denotes industry, parsimony, fidelity and conjugal affection. 

A mole against the heart denotes wickedness. If a woman 
have a mole on her right knee, she will be honest and virtuous ; if 
on the left, she will have many children. 

If a woman have a mole on her lower jaw, it signifies she will 
pass her life in sorrow and pain of body. 

A mole in the midst of the forehead, near the hair, denotes a 
discourteous, cruel mind and of unpleasant discourse ; if it is of a 
honey color, the person will be beloved ; if red, sullen and furious; 
if black, inexpert and wavering ; if raised more like a wart, very 
fortunate. But if a woman, it shows her to be a slut ; and if in 
her forehead black, treacherous, consents to evil and murder. 

A mole on the left side of the forehead, near the hair, predicts 



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misery and abundance of tribulations to a man, by means of bis 
own misconduct ; if boney-colored or red, bis sorrows are lessened; 
but if black, unfortunate in every undertaking. 

A mole on tbe left side of the forebead, about tbe midway, 
threatens a man witb persecutions from bis superiors ; if of boney 
color, be prodigally wastes bis estate ; if red, be will become poor; 
if black, let him beware of the wrath or malice of great men ; if 
a woman, it threatens sorrow by the perfidy of some men ; if black, 
she will partake of the extremity of misery. 

A mole on the left side of the forehead, a little above the tem- 
ple, if it appear red, denotes a man has excellent wit and under- 
standing ; if black, he is in danger of being branded for bis false- 
hoods ; if he has a wart, his fate is mitigated. To a woman it 
signifies justification of innocence, though not deserved ; if black, 
malignly, and it represents every evil. 

A mole appearing on the right temple, above the eye, near the 
head, denotes a long life and good fortune ; if pale, or red, he is 
studious ; to a woman, it signifies good and happy fortune in mar- 
riage, as she will be of careful conduct. 

A mole on tbe right temple, inclining towards the neck, pro- 
miseth ingenuity and riches, as also long life ; if honey or red 
colored, good fortune ; if black, trouble ; but if as a wart, he shall 
obtain all good things. 

A mole on the left side, towards the upper part of the eye, sig- 
nifies sickness ; if black, a short life ; if as a wart, it denotes a 
good end. To a woman, moderate health, loss of favor of friends, 
perverse children and enemies ; if black, many miseries. 

A mole on the ear signifies riches and respect. 

If either in a man or woman's hand a mole appears, it denotes 
great prosperity and enjoyment of children. 

A mole on the left side of the stomach shows a luxurious per- 
son. 

A mole on the left side of the belly denotes afflictions. 

A mole under the hollow of the right eye signifies the party to 
be furious. 



CHAKTOLOGY, 

OR DIVINATION BY CARDS. 



Take a pack of cards, shuffle and cut them three different times, 
lay them on a table, nine in a row ; if a man, he may choose one 
of the kings to represent himself ; if a woman, she must select one 
of the queens; then the queen of the chosen king or the king of the 
chosen queen, will stand for a husband or wife, mistress or lover, 
of the party whose fortune is to be told ; and the knave of the suit 



78 witches' dream book. 

for the most intimate person of their family. Remember that 
everything is within your circle as far as you can count nine, any 
way from the card that represents the person, his wife, or her hus- 
band, and their intimate friend ; also, that the ninth card, every 
way, is of the greatest consequence. 

CLUBS. 

Ate of Clubs promises great wealth, much prosperity in life and 
tranquillity of mind. 

King of Clubs announces a man who is humane, upright, affec- 
tionate and faithful in all his undertakings ; he will be happy him- 
self and make his connections so if he can. 

Queen of Clubs shows a tender, mild and rather amorous dispo- 
sition, one who will probably yield herself to a kind lover before 
the matrimonial knot is tied ; but they will be happy, love each 
other and be married. 

Knave of Clubs shows an open, sincere friend, who will exert 
himself warmly in your interest and welfare. 

Ten of Clubs denotes that riches will come speedily from an 
unexpected quarter ; it also threatens the loss of some dear friend. 

Nine of Clubs shows that you will displease some of your friends 
by a too steady adherance to your own opinion. 

Eight of Clubs shows the person to be covetous and extremely 
fond of money ; that he will obtain it, but that it will rather prove 
a torment than a comfort to him, as he will not make a proper use 
of it. 

Seven of Clubs promises the most brilliant fortune and the most 
exquisite bliss that this world can afford ; but beware of the op- 
posite sex, as from these alone can you experience misfortune. 

Six of Clubs shows you will enter into a very lucrative partner- 
ship and that your children will behave well. 

Five of Clubs declares that you will be shortly married to a 
person who will improve your circumstances. 

Four of Clubs shows inconstancy for the sake of money and 
change of object. 

Trey of Clubs shows that you will be three times married and 
each time to a wealthy person. 

Deuce of Clubs shows that there will be some unfortunate oppo- 
sition to your favorite inclination which will disturb you. 

DIAMONDS. 

Ace of Diamonds signifies a letter. 

King of Diamonds shows a man of fiery temper, continued anger, 
seeking revenge and obstinate in his resolutions. 

Queen of Diamonds signifies that the woman will be fond of 
company, be a coquette and not over virtuous. 

Knave of Diamonds, however nearly related, will look more 
after his own interest than yours ; he will be tenacious of his own 
opinion and will fly off if contradicted. 

Ten of Diamonds promises a country husband or wife, with 



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great wealth and many children ; the card next to it tells the num- 
ber of children ; it also signifies a purse of gold. 

Nine of Diamonds declares that the person will be of a roving 
disposition, never contented with his lot, and forever meeting with 
vexations and disappointments. 

Eight of Diamonds shows that the person, in youth, will be an 
enemy to marriage and thus run the risk of dying unmarried ; but 
that if he does marry, it will be late in life and then it will be with 
a person whose disposition is so ill assorted to his own that it 
will be the cause of misfortune. 

Seven of Diamonds shows you will be tormented by the infidel- 
ity of your conjugal partner and waste of goods. 

Six of Diamonds shows an early marriage and premature widow- 
hood, but a second marriage will probably be worse. 

Five of Diamonds shows that you will have good children, who 
will keep you from grief. 

Four of Diamonds shows the incontinence of the person you 
will be married to, and great vexation to yourself through the 
whole course of your life. 

Trey of Diamonds shows that you will be engaged in quarrels, 
lawsuits and domestic disagreements ; your partner for life will be 
a vixen and of abusive temper, fail in the performance of the 
nuptial duties and make you unhappy. 

Deuce of Diamonds shows that your heart will be engaged in 
love at an early period ; that your parents will not approve of your 
choice, and that if you marry without their consent they will hard- 
ly forgive you. 

HEARTS. 

Ace of Hearts signifies feasting and pleasure ; if the ace is attended 
by spades it foretells quarrelling ; if by hearts, it shows affection 
and friendship ; if by diamonds, you will hear of some absent 
friend ; if by clubs, merry-making. 

King of Hearts shows a man of good natured dissipation, but 
hot and hasty, rash in his undertakings, and very amorous. 

Queen of Hearts denotes a woman of fair complexion, faithful 
and affectionate. 

Knave of Hearts is a person of no particular sex, but always the 
dearest friend or nearest relation of the consulting party. You 
must pay great attention to the cards that stand next to the knave, 
as from them alone you can judge whether the person it represents 
will favor your inclinations or not. 

Ten of Hearts shows good nature and many children ; it is a 
corrective of bad tidings of the cards that stand next to it ; its 
neighboring cards are of good report and it ascertains and confirms 
their value. 

Nine of Hearts promises wealth, grandeur and high esteem ; if 
cards that are unfavorable stand near it, you must look for disap- 
pointments, and a reverse if favorable cards follow; these last at a 
small distance, except to retrieve your losses whether of peace or 
of goods. 



80 witches' dream book. 

Eight of Hearts is a sign of drinking and feasting. 

Seven of Hearts shows the person to be fickle and of an unfaith- 
ful disposition ; addicted to vice, incontinent, and subject to the 
mean art of recrimination to excuse themselves although without 
foundation. 

Six of Hearts shows a generous, open and credulous disposition; 
easily imposed upon, ever the dupe of flatterers, but the good 
natured friend of the distressed. If this card comes before your 
king or queen, you will be the dupe ; if after, you will have the 
better. 

Five of Hearts shows a wavering and uusteady disposition, never 
true to one object, but free from every violent attachment. 

Four of Hearts shows the person will not be married until very 
late in life, which will proceed from too great a delicacy in making 
a choice. 

Trey of Hearts shows that your own imprudence will greatly 
contribute to your experiencing much ill-will from others. 

Deuce of Hearts shows that extraordinary success and good for- 
tune will attend the person ; though, if unfavorable card! attend, 
this will be a long time delayed. 

SPADES. 

Ace of Spades totally relates to affairs of love, without specify- 
ing whether lawful or unlawful ; it also denotes death when the 
card is upside down. 

King of Spades shows a man ambitious and successful at court, 
or with some great man, who will have it in his power to advance 
him ; but let him beware of a reverse. 

Queen of Spades shows that a person will be corrupted by the 
rich of both sexes ; and, if she is handsome, great attempts will be 
made on her virtue. 

Knave of Spades shows a person who, although they have your 
welfare at heart, will be too indolent to pursue it with zeal, unless 
you frequently raise their attention. 

Ten of Spades is a card of bad import ; it will in a great mea- 
sure counteract the good effects of the cards near you. 

Nine of Spades is the worst card in the pack ; it portends danger- 
ous sickness, a total loss of fortune, cruel calamities and endless 
dissension in your family. 

Fight of Spades shows you will experience strong opposition 
from your friends, or those you imagine to be such. If this card 
comes close to you, leave your plan and adopt another. 

Seven of Spades shows the loss of a most valuable friend, w r hose 
death will plunge you in very great distress: 

Six of Spades announces a mediocrity of fortune, and very 
great uncertainty in your undertakings. 

Fire, of Spades will give very little interpretation of your suc- 
cess ; it promises good luck in the choice of your companion for 
life, that you will meet with one fond of you, and immoderately 
attached to the joys of Hymen ; it shows your temper rather sullen. 



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Four of Spades shows much sickness, and that your friends will 
injure your fortune. 

Trey of Spades shows that you will be fortunate in marriage, 
but that your partner will be inconstant, and that you will be 
made very unhappy thereby. 

Deuce of Spades always signifies a coffin, but who it is for must 
depend entirely on the other cards near it. 



PEOGNOSTICATIONS BY DICE. 



This is a eertain and innocent way of finding out common oc- 
currences about to take place. Take three dice, shake them well 
in the box with your left hand, and then cast them out on a board 
or table, on which you have previously drawn a circle with chalk. 

Three. — A pleasing surprise. 

Four. — A disagreeable one. 

Five. — A stranger who will prove a friend. 

Sue. — Loss of property. 

Seven. — Undeserved scandal. 

Fight. — Merited reproach. 

Nine. — A wedding. 

Ten. — A christening. 

Eleven. — A death that concerns you. 

Twelve. — A letter speedily. 

Thirteen. — Tears and sighs. 

Fourteen. — Beware that you are not drawn into some trouble or 
plot by a secret enemy. 

Fifteen. — Immediate prosperity and happiness. 

Sixteen. — A pleasant journey. 

Seventeen. — You will either be on the water or have dealings 
with those belonging to it, to your advantage. 

_ Eighteen. — A great profit, rise in life, or some most desirable good 
will happen almost immediately ; for the answers to the dice are 
always fulfilled within nine days. To show the same number 
twice at one trial, portends news from abroad, be the number what 
it may. _ If the dice roll over the circle, the number thrown goes 
for nothing, but the occurrence shows sharp words ; and if they 
fall to the lioor, it is blows. In throwing out the dice, if one re- 
mains on top of the other, it is a present of which I would have 
them take care. 



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AUaUEIES BY DOMINOES. 



Lay them with their faces on the table and shuffle them ; then 
draw one, and see the number. 

Double-six. — Receiving a handsome sum of money. 

Six-Jive. — Going to a public amusement. 

Six-four. — Lawsuits. 

Six-three. — Ride in a coach. 

Six-two. — Present of clothing. 

Six-one. — You will perform a friendly action. 

Six-blank. — Guard against scandal, or you will suffer by your 
inattention. 

Double-Jive. — A new abode to your advantage. 

Five-four. — A fortunate speculation. 

Five-three. — A visit from a superior. 

Five-two. — A water party. 

Five-one. — A love intrigue. 

Five-blank. — A funeral, but not of a relation. 

Double-four. — Drinking liquor at a distance. 

Four-three. — A false alarm at your house. 

Four-two. — Beware of thieves or swindlers. Ladies take note, 
this means more than it says. 

Four-one. — Trouble from creditors. 

Four-blank. — Letter from an angry friend. 

Double-three. — Sudden wedding, at which you will be vexed, and 
by which you will lose a friend. 

Three-two. — Buy no lottery tickets, nor enter into any game of 
chance, or you will lose. 

Three-one. — A great discovery at hand. 

Three-blank. — An illegitimate child. 

Double-two. — Vexations from a jealous partner. 

Two-one. — You will mortgage or pledge some property soon. 

Double-one. — You will find something to your advantage. 

Double-blank. — The worst presage in all the set ; you will meet 
trouble from a quarter for which you are quite unprepared. 



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83 



TALISMEN, CHARMS, SPELLS AND INCANTA- 
TIONS. 



TALISMAN FOR WAR AND BATTLE. 




This Talisman, which is to 
be made of highly tempered 
steel, bears on it the powerful 
words, and also the awful sign, 
which were conveyed to the 
Emperor Constantine from 
heaven, in daylight, and in the 
presence of his whole army, 
and whereby he was victorious 
in battle. It is to be tied around 
the sword arm. 

An ancient manuscript says 
of it, " He that beareth this sign 
about him, shall be helpen in 
every need and necessity." 



A TALISMAN FOR DESTROYING INSECTS AND REPTILES. 

This Talisman is to be made 
of iron, when the sun and 
moon enter the sign Scorpio. 
It has been proved to be pow- 
erful in effect ; so much so, 
that no kind of venomous rep- 
tile or troublesome insect can 
come within some yards of the 
house or place in which it is. 
The manuscript from which 
the account of this talisman is 
taken cost a very large sum, 
and a medical gentleman, to 
whom it belonged, affirms that 
he has himself proved its effi- 
cacy; for being at one time 
much annoyed by beetles, he 
made a talisman, according to instructions here given, and screwed 
it to the floor, when these troublesome insects immediately disap- 
peared ; but afterwards, when the servant removed it, through 
ignorance, they returned in great numbers ; when he again nailed it 
to the floor, and they again disappeared. 




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PITCHES' DKEA3I BOOK. 



TALISMAN FOR LOVE. 




This Talisman is said to be 
wonderfully efficacious in pro- 
curing success in amours and 
love adventures. It must be 
made when Venus, the planet 
of love, is the evening star. 
It should be made of pure sil- 
ver and worn directly over the 
heart, on the left breast. 



TALISMAN AGAINST ENEMIES. 



This Talisman is to be cast of 
the purest grain tin, and dur- 
ing the increase of the moon. 
The characters are to be en- 
graved on it also during the 
increase of the moon. It may 
be suspended about the neck, 
or worn on any part of the 
body, so that it be kept from the 
sight of all but the wearer. Its 
effects are to give victory over 
enemies, protection against 
their machinations, and to in- 
spire the wearers thereof with 
most remarkable confidence. 




TALISMAN FOR HEALING DISEASE. 



ABRACADABRA 

ABRACADABR 

ABRACADAB 

ABRACADA 

A B R A C A D 

A B R A C A 

A B R A C 

A B R A 

A B R 

A B 



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The letters which compose this charm must be inscribed in a 
pyramidical form, as above, on the purest white beeswax, of the 
ordinary thickness, and of a size sufficiently large to admit of the 
letters being distinctly written by the individual who is sick ; or, if 
he is too sick, by his dearest friend next at hand. Use for writing 
them a pen made of the quill of a raven, and ink compounded 
of the smoke of a concentrated taper and rain water. Let the party 
who is afflicted with the disease wear the charm hung around his 
neck, enclosed in a bag of virgin parchment, during the time that 
the moon performs one circuit through the twelve signs of the 
zodiac, and let it be commenced on the day of the full moon. The 
wearer must have full faith in Divine Omnipotence, and repeat the 
letters of the talisman in some one of the different directions in - 
which they may be read, daily. 

If it be required to perform a cure upon one at a distance, or 
without the afflicted party's knowledge thereof, write the talisman 
as above and then you may perform the cure by scraping out one 
line of the talisman every day with a new knife kept for the ex- 
press purpose. At the scraping out of each line, say, " So as I de- 
stroy the letters of this talisman, Abracadabra, so, by virtue of this 
sacred name, may all grief and dolor depart from [here mention 
the name of the sick person]. So I destroy this disease. Amen." 

Many have healed divers diseases in this way ; the disease wear- 
ing, little by little, away. 

Charms to be used on particular Eves of Feasts and Festivals, to 
procure Dreams, Tokens, and other Insights into Futurity. 

FEAST OP ST. ANNE'S. 

This is a hard trial, but what is not possible to any young lady 
who wishes to know her lot in marriage ? — that most important 
change in human life. 

Prepare yourself three days previous to the eve of this female 
saint, by living on bread and water and sprigs of parsley, and touch 
no other thing whatever, or your labor will be lost. "The eve be- 
gins at the sixth hour. Go to" bed as soon as convenient, and speak 
not a word after you once begin to undress ; get into bed, lie on 
your left side with your head as low as possible, and repeat the fol- 
lowing verse three times : 

St. Anne, in silver clouds descend, 

Prove thyself a female's friend; 

Be it good or be it harm, 

Let me have knowledge from the charm ; 

Be it husbands one, two, three. 

Let me in rotation see ; 

And if Fate decrees me four, 

(No good maid could wish far more), 

Let me view them in my dream, 

Fair and clearly to be seen ; 

But if the stars decree 

Perpetual virginity, 

Let me sleep on, and dreaming not, 

I shall know my single lot. 



86 witches' deeam book. 

MAGIC ROSE. 

Gather your rose on the 27th of June ; let it be full blown, and 
as bright a red as you can get ; pluck it between the hours of three 
and four in the morning, taking care to have no witness of the 
transaction ; convey it to your chamber, and hold it over a chafing 
dish or any convenient utensil for the purpose, in which there is 
charcoal and sulphur of brimstone ; hold your nose over the 
smoke for about five minutes, and you will see it have a wonderful 
effect on the flower. Before the rose gets the least cool, clap it in 
a sheet of writing paper, on which is written your own name and 
that of the man you love best ; also the date of the morning star 
that has the ascendancy at that time ; fold it up and seal it neatly 
with three separate seals, then run and bury the parcel at the 
foot of the tree from which you gathered the flower. Here let it 
remain untouched till the 6th of July ; take it up at midnight, 
go to bed and place it under your pillow, and you will have a sin- 
gular and eventful dream before morning, or, at least, before your 
usual time of rising. You may keep the rose under your head 
three nights without spoiling the charm. When you have done 
with the rose and paper be sure to burn them. 

CCPTD'S NOSEGAY. 

On the first night of the new moon in July, take a red rose, a 
white rose, a yellow flower, a blue one, a sprig of rue and rose- 
mary, and nine blades of long grass ; bind all together with a lock 
of your own hair ; kill a white pigeon, sprinkle the nosegay with 
the* blood from the heart, and some common salt ; wrap the flowers 
in a white handkerchief, and lay it under your head, on the pillow, 
when you go to rest ; and, before morning, you will see your fate 
as clear as if you had your nativity cast by the best astrologer in 
the world ; not only in respect to love, lovers, or marriage, but in 
the other most important affairs of your life. Storms, in this 
dream, foretell great trouble ; and graves or churchyards are fatal 
tokens, and so is climbing steep and dangerous places. 

love's coedial. 
To be tried the Third Night of a Keic Moon. 
Take brandy, rum, gin, wine and the oil of amber, of each a 
teaspoonf ul ; ateaspoonful of cream, and three of spring water ; 
drink it as you get into bed ; repeat — 

This mixture of love I take for my potion, 
That I of my destiny may have a notion ; 
Cupid befriend me, new moon be kind, 
And show unto me the fate that's designed. 

You will dream of drink, and, according to the quality or man- 
ner of it being presented, you may tell the condition to which you 
will rise or fall by marriage. Water is poverty ; and, if you dream 
of a drunken man, it is ominous that you will have a drunken 
mate. If you dream of drinking too much, you will fall, at a 
future period, into that sad error yourself, without great care ; and 



FORTUNE TELLER. 87 

what is a worse sight than an inebriated female ? She cannot 
guard her own honor, ruins her own and family's substance, and 
often clothes herself with rags. Trouble is often used as an excuse 
for this vicious habit; but it gives more trouble than it takes away. 

THE NINE KEYS. 

Get nine small keys ; they must all be your own by begging or 
purchase (borrowing will not do, nor must you tell what you want 
them for) ; plait a three-plaited band of your own hair, and tie 
them together, fastening the ends with nine knots ; fasten them 
with one of your garters to your left wrist on going to bed, and 
bind the other garter around your head ; then say — 

St. Peter, take it not amiss, 
To try your favor I've done this; 
You are the ruler of the keys, 
Favor me, then, if you please: 
Let me then your influence prove. 
And see my dear and wedded love. 

This must be done on the eve of St. Peter's, and is an old charm 
used by the maidens of Rome in ancient times, who put great faith 
in it. 

THE WITCHES' CHAIN. 

Let three young women join in making a long chain, about a 
yard will do, of Christmas, juniper, and mistletoe berries ; and at 
the end of every link put an oak acorn. Exactly before midnight 
let them assemble in a room by themselves, where no one can dis- 
turb them ; leave a window open, and take the key out of the key- 
hole and hang it over the chimney-piece ; have a .good fire, and 
place in the midst of it a long thinnish log of wood, well sprinkled 
with oil, salt and fresh mould ; then wrap the chain around it, each 
maiden having an equal share in the business ; then sit down, and 
on her left knee let each maiden have a prayer book, opened at 
the matrimonial service. Just as the last acorn is burned, the 
future husband will cross the room ; each one will see her own 
proper spouse, but he will be invisible to the rest of the wakeful 
virgins. Those that are not to wed will see a coffin, or some mis- 
shapen form, cross the room. Go to bed instantly, and you will all 
have remarkable dreams. This must be done either on a Wednes- 
day or Friday night, but no other. 

LOVE LETTERS. 

On receiving a love letter that has any particular declaration in 
it, lay it wide open ; then fold it in nine folds, pin it next to your 
heart, and thus wear it till bedtime ; then place it in your left hand 
glove, and lay it under your head. If you dream of gold, dia- 
monds, or any costly gems, your lover is true, and means what he 
says ; if of white linen, you will lose him by death ; and if of 
flowers, he will prove false. If you dream of his saluting you, he 
is at present false and means not what he professes, but only to 
draw you into a snare. 



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STRANGE BED. 

On going to rest, take a glass of water, half fill it -with salt, and 
drink it off as quick as you can ; do not speak afterwards, but 
compose yourself to sleep, and thirst will cause you to dream ; 
which, joined to a strange bed, will have a true effect. 

THE MAGIC RING. 

Borrow a wedding ring, concealing the purpose for which you 
borrow it ; but no widow's or pretended marriage ring will do — it 
spoils the charm. Wear it for three hours at least before you retire 
to rest, and then suspend it by a hair off your head, over your pil- 
low ; write within a circle resembling a ring, the sentence from the 
matrimonial service beginning with, With this ring I thee wed, and 
around the circle write your own name at full length, and the 
figures that stand for your age ; place it under your pillow, and your 
dream will fully explain whom you are to marry, and what, kind 
of a fate you will have with them. If your dream is too" confuted 
to remember it, or you do not dream at all, it is a certain sign you 
will never be married. 

HYMENIAL CHARM. 

The night before your nuptials, write your name on a piece of 
paper, as small as possible, with the name of your spouse elect, the 
date of the wedding day, the month and the year ; enclose all in a 
circle of blood drawn from one of your fingers, fold the paper into 
nine folds, place it in the stocking drawn "from your left leg, and 
place it between your head and the pillow, and by your dreams of 
that night you- may guess what will be the fate attending your 
nuptiaflife. 

FOR A GIRL TO ASCERTAIN IP SHE WILL SOON MARRY. 

Find a green pea-pod with exactly nine peas in it, and hang it 
over the door of a room or entry-way, without letting any person 
know that you have done so ; you must then watch the door and 
see who goes through first ; if it is a bachelor, or an unmarried 
young man. you will positively be married before the current crop 
of peas is disposed of ; if it is a woman, you will have to sigh in 
single blessedness another year ; if a married man, be careful and 
norallow your lover too much liberty in his attentions. 

VALENTINE CHARM. 

If you receive one of those love tokens, and cannot guess the 
party'who sent it, or are in any doubt, the following method will 
explain it to a certainty: Prick the fourth finger of your left hand, 
and with a crow quill write on the back of the valentine the day 
and hour in which you were born, and the date of the year ; also 
of the present one, the moon's age, and the name of the present 
morning star, all of which you will find in the almanac, and the 
sign into which the sun has entered. Try this on the first Friday 



FOBTtJKE TELLER. g9 

after you receive the valentine, but do not go to bed till midnight; 
place the paper in your left shoe, and put it under your pillow • lie 
on your left side, and repeat three times : 

St. Valentine, pray condescend 

To be this night a maiden's friend ; 

Let me now my lover see, 

Be he of high or low degree ; 

By a sign his station show, 

Be it weal or be it woe. 

Let him come to my bedside, 

And my fortune thus decide. 

The young woman will be sure to dream of the identical person 
who sent the valentine and be enabled to guess if he is to be her 
husband. 

ACORN CHARM. 

This is to be tried on the third day of the months between 
September and March. Let any number of young women (not 
exceeding nine, and minding that there is an odd one in the 
companj 7 ) assemble together, and each string nine acorns on a 
separate string, or as many acorns as there are females in com- 
pany, but not more ; wrap them around a long stick of wood, and 
place it in the fire just as the clock strikes twelve at night. Say 
not a word, but sit around the fire till all the acorns are consumed ; 
then rake out the ashes and retire to bed almost directly, repeating . 

May love and marriage be the theme, 
To visit me in this night's dream: 
Gentle Venus be my friend, 
The image of my lover send. 
Let me see his form and face, 
And his occupation trace ; 
By a symbol or a sign, 
Cupid, forward my design. 

CHRISTMAS SPELL. 

Steep mistletoe berries, to the number of nine, in a mixture of 
ale, wine, vinegar and honey ; take them on going to bed, and 
you will dream of your future lot. A storm in this dream is very 
bad ; it is most likely you will then marry a sailor, who will suffer 
shipwreck at sea ; but to see either sun, moon or stars, is an ex- 
cellent presage ; so are flowers ; but a coffin is an index of a disap- 
pointment in love. 

LENT CHARM. 

To be tried on any Friday in Lent, Good Friday excepted, 
when it is improper to try anything of the kind, and the mind 
ought to be more seriously disposed. Write twelve letters of the 
common alphabet on separate pieces of card, also twelve figures, 
and the same number of blank cards ; then put them in a bag and 
shake them well, and let each one present draw one. A blank 
shows a single life ; a figure, intrigue ; and a letter, a happy mar- 
riage. 



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CHARMS TO KNOW WHO YOUR HUSBAND SHALL BE. 

On St. Agnes' Day. — This falls on the 21st of January. You 
must prepare yourself by a twenty-four hours fast, touching noth- 
ing but pure spring water, beginning at midnight on the 20th, to 
the same again on the 21st ; then go to bed, and mind you sleep by 
yourself, and do not mention what you are trying to any one, or it 
will break the spell. Go to rest on your left side, and repeat these 
lines three times : 

St. Agnes, be a friend to me ; 

In the gift I ask of thee ; 

Let me this night my husband see, 

and you will dream of your future spouse. If you see more men 
than one in your dream, you will wed two or three times ; but if 
you sleep and dream not, you will never marry. 

By Bride Cake. — A slice of the bride cake thrice drawn through 
the wedding ring, and laid under the head of an unmarried wo- 
man, will cause her to dream of her future husband. 

By the Garter and Stocking. — The party inquiring must live in 
a different county from that in which she commonly resides, and, 
on going to bed, must knit the left garter about the right legged 
stocking, letting the other garter and stocking alone ; and as you 
rehearse the following verse, at every comma knit a knot : 

This knot I knit, to know the thing I know not yet, 
That I may see, the man that shall my husband be, 

How he goes and what he wears, 

And what he does all days and years. 

Accordingly, in a dream he will appear, with the insignia of his 
trade or profession. 

TO KNOW WHETHER A WOMAN SHALL HAVE THE MAN SHE 
WISHES. 

Get two lemon peels and wear them all day, one in each pocket, 
and at night rub the four posts of the bedstead with them ; if she 
is to succeed, the person will appear in her sleep, and present her 
with a couple of lemons ; if, not, there is no hope. 

TO KNOW IF A WOMAN WITH CHILD WILL HAVE A GIRL OR A BOT. 

Write the proper names of the father and the mother, and the 
month she conceived with child ; add together the letters in these 
words, and divide the amount by seven ; if the remainder be even, 
it will be a girl ; if uneven, it will be a boy. 

TO KNOW IF A NEW-BORN CHILD SHALL LIVE OR NOT. 

Write the proper names of the father and the mother, and of the 
day the child was born ; count the letters in these words, and to 
the amount add twenty-five, and then divide the whole by seven ; if 
the remainder be even the child shall die, but if uneven, the child 
shall live. 



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TO KNOW WHAT FORTUNE YOUR FUTURE HUSBAND WILL HAVE. 

Take a walnut, a hazel nut and a nutmeg ; grate them together, 
and mix them with butter and sugar, and make them up into 
small pills, of which exactly nine must be taken on going to bed, 
and, according to your dreams, so will be the state of the person 
you will marry. If a gentleman, your dream will be of riches ; if 
a clergyman, of white linen ; if a lawyer, of darkness ; if a trades- 
man, of odd noises and tumults ; if a soldier or sailor, of thunder 
and lightning ; if a servant, of rain. 

CHARM TO CURE THE HEADACHE. 

If the pain be on the right side of the head, make a comb out of 
the right horn of a ram ; and if the head be combed with it, it will 
take away the pain. But if the pain be on the left side of the head, 
then make a comb out of the left horn of a ram, and if the head be 
combed therewith, it will stop the pain. 

CHARM TO MAKE A TREE BEAR FRUIT. 

The seeds of roses, with mustard seed, and the foot of a weasel, 
tied together in something, and hung among the boughs or 
branches of a tree which bears but little fruit, will remedy the de- 
fect, and render the tree amazingly fruitful. 

CHABM TO HINDER FROM THE BITE OF A MAD DOG. 

The tooth of a mad dog which has bitten any human being, 
tied in leather and hung at the shoulder, will preserve and keep 
the wearer from being bitten by any mad dog so long as he wears 
it. It may be worn next to the skin, or concealed in" the clothing. 

CHARM AGAINST PERIL BY FIRE OR WATER. 

Repeat reverently and with sincere faith, the following words, 
and you will be protected in the hour of danger : 

" When thou passest through the waters, I will be with thee, and 
through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee ; when thou walk- 
est through the fire, thou shalt not be burnt, neither shall the flame 
kindle upon thee." 

CHARM AGAINST FURIOUS BEASTS. 

Repeat reverently, and with sincere faith, the following words, 
and you will be protected in the hour of danger : 

"At destruction and famine thou shalt laugh, neither shalt 
thou be afraid of the beasts of the earth. 

"For thou shalt be in league with the stones of the field, and 
the beasts of the field shall be at peace with thee." 



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CHARM AGAINST ENEMIES. 

Repeat reverently, and with sincere faith, the following words, 
and you will be protected in the hour of danger : 

"Behold, God is my salvation ; 1 will trust, and not be afraid, 
for the Lord Jehovah is my strength and my song ; he also is be- 
come my salvation. 

" For the stars of heaven, and the constellations thereof, shall 
not give their light ; the sun shall be darkened in his going forth, 
and the moon shall not cause her light to shine. 

"And behold, at eventide, trouble ; and before the morning he 
is not ; this is the portion of them that spoil us, and the lot of them 
that rob us." 

CHARM AGAINST TROUBLE IN GENERAL. 

Repeat reverently, and with sincere faith, the following words, 
and you shall be protected in the hour of danger: 

"He shall deliver thee in six troubles, yea, in seven there shall 
no evil touch thee. 

" In famine he shall redeem thee from death, and in war from 
the power of the sword. 

"And thou shalt know that thy tabernacle shall be in peace, 
and thou shalt visit thy habitation and shall not err." 



MISCELLANEOUS, 



SIGNS AND AUGURIES. 

Should you be the subject of a deep depression of spirits, con- 
trary to your usual constitutional buoyancy and liveliness, it is a 
sign that you are about to receive some agreeable intelligence. 

If the crown of your head itches more than ordinary, you may 
expect to be advanced to a more honorable position in life. 

Should the hair on your head come off when combing in greater 
quantities than usual, it is a sign that you will soon be subjected 
to severe affliction. 

If your right eyebrow should immoderately itch, be assured 
that you are going to look on a pleasant sight — a long-absent 
friend, or a long-estranged but now reconciled lover. 

Should youHeft eyebrow be visited with a tantalizing itching, 
it is a sign that you will soon look upon a painful sight — the 
corpse of a valued friend, or your lover walking with a favored 
rival. 

A ringing in your right ear, is an augury that you will shortly 
hear some pleasant news. 



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A ringing in your left ear, is a sign that you will in a short time 
receive intelligence of a very unpleasant nature. 

When your left ear tingles, some one is backbiting you. 

A violent itching of the nose, foretells trouble and sorrow to 
those that experience it. 

An itching of the lips is a sign that some one is speaking disre- 
spectfully of you. 

When you are affected by an itching on the back of your neck, 
be assured that either yourself or some one nearly related to you 
is about to suffer a violent death. 

An itching on the right shoulder, signifies that you will shortly 
have a large legacy bequeathed to you. 

When you feel an itching sensation on your left shoulder, be sure 
that you are about to bear a heavy burden of sorrow and trouble. 

If your right elbow joint itches, you may expect shortly to hear 
some intelligence that will give you extreme pleasure. 

Should you be annoyed by a violent itching on your left elbow 
joint, you may be sure that some vexatious disappointment will be 
experienced by you. 

If you feel an itching on the palm of your right hand, you may 
expect soon to receive some money which you have been long ex- 
pecting. 

When the palm of your left hand itches, you may expect to be 
called upon to pay some money for a debt which you have not 
personally incurred. 

An itching on the spine of your back, is a sign that you will 
shortly be called upon to bear a heavy burden of sorrow and 
trouble. 

An itching on your loins, is an indication that you will soon re- 
ceive an addition to your family, if married ; if single, that you are 
on the eve of marriage. 

When you are affected with an itching of the belly, expect to 
be invited to feast upon a choice collection of savory meats. 

When either or both of your thighs itch, be assured that you 
are about to change your sleeping apartment. 

If you have an itching sensation in your right knee, depend 
upon it that you will shortly undergo a remarkable and beneficial 
change in your previous course of life, and become religiously in- 
clined. 

If a similar sensation prevails in your left knee, you may ex- 
pect to undergo a change in your situation of an unfavorable 
nature. 

An itching sensation on the shin, foretells that you will be vis- 
ited by a painful and long-continued affliction. 

When your ankle joints itch,- be sure that you are about to be 
united to one whom ycu love, if single ; if married, that your do- 
mestic comforts will be largely increased. 

When the sole of your right foot itches, you may feel assured 
that you are about to undertake a journey from which you will de- 
rive much pleasure and enjoyment. 



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Should you experience a similar sensation on the sole of your 
left foot, you may expect to be called upon to take a journey of 
an unpleasant and melancholy nature. 

SIGNS OF SPEEDY MARRIAGE, AND GOOD SUCCESS ATTENDING IT 
BY SUNDRY SIGNS. 

For a woman to have the first and last letters of her christian 
name the same with the man's surname, that makes love to her, 
denotes a great union and a generous love. 

For a man to have the first and last letters of his christian name 
the same with the woman's surname, denotes the same. 

To think of a party on a sudden waking, without any medi- 
tation, on a Friday morning, that before had a place in the affec- 
tions of the man or woman, is a demonstration of love or extraor- 
dinary friendship. 

If a ring accidentally falls off a man's finger, that is under no 
obligation of marriage, and runs directly to the feet of a maid or 
widow, it denotes not only that he is in love with the party, but 
that a sudden marriage will ensue. 

The singing of a robin-red-breast at your window, in the time 
of courtship, on a Wednesday, is a sign you shall have the party 
desired. 

If walking abroad with your sweetheart you perceive a pair of 
pigeons circle around you, it is a sign of marriage and happiness 
to ensue, with much content. 

If a hare cross your path on a Saturday morning, it promises 
happy days, riches and pleasure. 

THE ART OF TELLING FORTUNES BY THE GROUNDS OF A TEA 
OR COFFEE CUP. 

Pour the grounds of coffee or tea into a white cup, shake them 
well about in it, so that their particles may cover the whole surface 
of the cup ; then reverse it into the saucer, that all the superfluous 
parts may be drained off and the figures required for fortune 
telling be formed. The person that acts the fortune teller must 
always bend his thoughts upon him or her that wishes to have 
their fortune told, and upon their rank and profession, in order to 
give plausibility to their predictions. It is not to be expected, 
upon taking up the cup, that the figures will be accurately repre- 
sented as they are in cards, but it is quite sufficient if they bear 
some resemblance to any of the thirty-two emblems ; and the more 
fertile the fancy shall be of the person that inspects the cup, the 
more he will discover in it. In other respects, every one who takes 
pleasure in this amusement must himself be a judge, under what 
circumstances he is to make changes in point of time, speaking 
just as it suits, in the present, the past, or the future ; in the same 
manner their ingenuity ought to direct them when to speak more 
or less pointedly and detrimentally with regard to sex. 

The Roads, or serpentine lines, indicate ways ; if they are sev- 



FORTUNE TELLER. 95 

ered with clouds, and consequently in the thick, they are said to be 
infallible marks of many past or future reverses. But if they ap- 
pear in the clear and serene, are the surest token of some fortunate 
change near at hand ; encompassed with many points or dots, they 
signify an accidental gain of money, likewise long life. 

The Ring signifies marriage ; if a letter is near it, it denotes to 
the person that has his fortune told the initial of the uame of the 
party to be married. If the ring is in the clear, it portends happy 
and lucrative friendship. Surrounded with clouds, denotes that 
the party is to use precaution in the friendship he is about to con- 
tract, lest he should be insidiously deceived ; but it is post inaus- 
picious if the ring appears at the bottom of the cup, as it forebodes 
an entire separation from the beloved object. 

The Leaf of Clover is a lucky sign. Its different position in the 
cup alone makes the difference ; on the top, it shows that the good 
fortune is not far distant ; but it is subject to delay if it is in the 
middle or at the bottom. Should clouds surround it, it shows that 
much disagreeableness will attend the good furtune ; in the clear, 
it prognosticates serene and undisturbed happiness. 

Tlie Anchor, the emblem of hope and commerce, implies suc- 
cessful bnsiness carried on by water or land, if on the bottom of 
the cup ; at the top and in the clear part, it shows constant love 
and unshaken fidelity. In the thick and cloudy parts it also de- 
notes love, but tinctured with inconstancy. 

Tlie Serpent, always the emblem of falsehood and enmity, is 
likewise the general sign of an enemy. On the top, or in the 
middle of the cup, it promises to the consulting party the triumph 
which he desires over his enemy ; but he will not obtain it so 
easily if the serpent be in the thick and cloudy part. By the letter 
which appears near the emblem, the enemy may be easily guessed, 
as it makes the initial of his name. 

The Letter. — By letters we communicate to our friends either 
pleasant or unpleasant news, and such is the case here ; if this 
emblem is in the clear part, it denotes the speedy arrival of a con- 
siderable remittance of money, but hemmed in by clouds it is quite 
the contrary, and forebodes some melancholy or bad tidings, a loss 
or some other sinister accident. If it be in the clear, and accom- 
panied by a heart, lovers may expect a letter, which secures the 
party the possession of the beloved object; but in the thick, it de- 
notes a refusal. 

Tlie Coffin, the emblem of death, prognosficates the same thing 
here, or at least a long and tedious illness ; if it be in the thick, at 
the top of the cup, it signifies considerable estate left to the party 
by some rich relation ; in the same manner at the bottom, it shows 
that the deceased is not so nearly related to the consulting party. 

Tlie Star denotes happiness if in the clear, and at the top of the 
cup ; clouded, or in the thick, it signifies long life, though exposed 
to various troubles. If dots are about it, it foretells great fortune, 
wealth, high respectability, &c. Several stars denote so many good 
and happy children, but surrounded with dashes shows that the 



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person's children •will cause him or her grief and vexation in old 
age, and should be prevented by giving them a good education in 
time. 

The Dog, being at all times the emblem of fidelity or envy, has 
a two-fold meaning here. At the top, in the clear, it signifies true 
and faithful friends, but if his image be surrounded with clouds 
and dashes, it shows that those whom you take for your friends 
are not to be depended on ; but if the dog be at the bottom of the 
cup, you have to dread the effects of extreme envy or jealousy. 

The Lily. — If this emblem be at the top or in the middle of the 
cup, it signifies that the consulting party either has or will have a 
virtuous spouse ; if at the bottom, it denotes quite the reverse. In 
the clear, the lily further betokens along and happy life ; if clouded 
or in the thick, it portends trouble and vexation, especially on the 
part of one's relations. 

The Cross, be it one or more, generally predicts adversities. Its 
position varies, and so do the circumstances. If it be at the top, 
and in the clear, it shows that the misfortunes of the party will 
soon be at an end, or that he will easily get over them ; but if it 
appears in the middle, at the bottom, in the thick, the party must 
expect many severe trials ; if it appears with dots, either in the 
clear or the thick, it promises a speedy change in one's sorrow. 

Tlie Clouds. — If they be more light than dark, expect good re- 
sults from wishing ; but if black, you must give it up. Sur- 
rounded with dots, they imply success in trade and all undertak- 
ings ; but, the brighter they are, the greater will be the happiness. 

The Sun. — An emblem of the greatest luck and happiness if in 
the clear ; but in the thick it bodes much sadness ; surrounded by 
dots or dashes, denotes that an altercation will speedily take place. 

The Moon, if it appears in the clear, denotes high honors ; in the 
dark or thick part, it implies sadness, which will, however, pass 
without great prejudice. But if it be at the bottom of the cup, the 
consulting party will be fortunate, both on land and water. 

Mountains. — If it represents only one mountain, it indicates the 
favor of people of high rank ; but several of them, especially in 
the thick, are signs of powerful enemies ; in the clear, they signify 
the contrary, or friends in high life who are endeavoring to pro- 
mote the welfare of the consulting party. 

Trees. — One tree only, be it in the clear or thick part, points out 
lasting good health ; several trees denote that your wish will be 
accomplished. If they are encompassed with dashes, it is a token 
that your fortune is in its blossom, and will require some time to 
bring it to maturity. If accompanied by dots, it is a sign that you 
will make your fortune in the country where you reside. 

Child.---In the clear part, it bespeaks innocent intercourse be- 
tween the consultor and another person ; in the thick part, excess 
in love affairs, attended with great expenses ; at the bottom of the 
cup, it denotes the consequences of amorous excesses. 

The Pedestrian denotes, in general, to a merchant, good business, 
pleasant news and the recovery of lost things. It also signifies 



FORTUNE TELLER. 97 

that the consulting party will soon enlist, or get some new engage- 
ment. 

The Rider denotes good news from abroad in money matters, a 
good situation in a foreign country, or good prospects. He that 
doubts his fortune is promised a lasting one by this emblem. 

Woman signifies much joy in general. If in the clear, this em- 
blem has a more favorable signification than in the thick ; 
there it shows very great happiness ; here, a great deal of jealousy. 
If dots surround the image, it explains the lady's great wealth. 
The different positions in the cup show, at the top and in the 
middle, that you will be in love with a virgin ; but at the bottom, it 
denotes she is a widow. 

The Mouse. — As this animal lives by stealth, it is also an emblem 
here of theft and robbery ; if it be in the clear, it shows you will 
get again what you lost, in a wonderful manner ; but if it appears 
in the thick, you may renounce this hope. 

HOW TO READ YOUR FORTUNE BY THE WHITE OF AN EGG. 

Break a new-laid egg, and, carefully separating the yolk from 
the white, drop the latter into a large tumbler half full of water ; 
place this, uncovered, in some dry place and let it remain un- 
touched for four-and-twenty hours, by which time the white of the 
egg will have formed itself into various figures — rounds, squares, 
ovals, animals, trees, crosses, &c. — which are to be interpreted in 
the same manner as those formed by the coffee-grounds. Of course, 
the more whites there are in the glass, the more figures there will 
be. This is a very pretty experiment, and much practised by the 
young Scotch maidens, who, however, believe it to have more effi- 
cacy when tried on either Midsummer Eve or Hallowe'en (olst 
October). 

HOW TO WRITE LOVE-LETTERS SECRETLY, SO THAT THEY MAY 
NOT BE DISCOVERED. 

Take a sheet of white paper and double it in the middle, and 
cut holes through both the half sheets ; let the holes be cut like a 
pane of glass, or other forms that you may fancy ; then with a pin 
prick two little holes at each end and cut your paper in two halves ; 
give one half to your friend to whom you intend to write, lay your 
cut paper upon a half sheet of writing paper, and stick two pins 
in these holes so that it cannot stir; then, through these hcles that 
you cut, write your mind to your friend. When you have done, 
take off your paper holes again, and then write some other idle 
words, both before and after your lines, but if they were written to 
make some little sense, it would carry the less suspicion ; then seal 
it up and send it. When your friend has received it, he must lay 
his paper on the same, putting pins into the pin-holes, and then he 
can read nothing but your mind that you write, for all the rest of 
the lines are covered. 

Another. — Write what you please of a letter on one side of a 



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sheet of letter paper with common ink ; then turn j^our paper and 
write on the other side with milk that which you would have se- 
cret, and let it dry ; but this must be written with a clean pen. 
Now, when you read it, you must hold that side which is written 
with ink to the fire, and the milky letters will then show bluish on 
the other side. 



THE SILENT LANGUAGE. 

HOW TO CONVERSE WITH ANY PERSON WITHOUT SPEAKING A 

WORD. 

This art is performed on your hands and fingers, by the twenty- 
four letters of the alphabet, which, having learned, you must spell 
the words you intend your friend should know. The letters are 
very easily learned and as easily remembered. You must under- 
stand that most of the letters are upon the left hand and made with 
the fingers of the right and left hand ; the forefinger of your right 
hand you point to every letter, but sometimes that and the two 
next fingers make several letters. The vowels are very easy to re- 
member, they being the tops or ends of your five fingers on your 
left hand, and Y is formed in the palm of your left hand, thus : 

The end of the thumb is A 

The end of the fore finger E 

The end of the middle finger I 

The end of the ring finger O 

The end of the little finger XJ 

The table, or palm of the hand Y 

One finger on the left thumb B 

Two fingers on the left thumb C 

Three fingers on the left thumb D 

Your two fingers laid together F 

Thumb, your fists together G 

Stroke the palm of both hands together H 

Your fore finger upon the left wrist K 

One finger on the back of the left hand L 

Three fingers on the same M 

Two fingers on the same N 

Clench your left hand, or fist O 

Clench your right hand P 

Link your little fingers together Q, 

The backs of your hands together R 

The end of your fore finger to the middle joint of the 

other fore finger S 

Two fingers upon the little finger of the left hand T 

Two fingers across X 

Give two snaps with your fingers Z 



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Practice a few times and you will soon be perfect. Several 
motions represent the likeness of the letter ; as, one finger on the 
back of the hand is like L, two fingers like N, three like M. The 
fore finger to the middle joint of the other fore finger is like T ; two 
fingers across is like X ; likewise B, C, D, are easily remembered; 
one finger on the left thumb is B, two fingers C, three fingers D. 
But you must always remember to give a snap with the fingers 
between the words, so that your friend may distinguish one word 
from another. If you are in company, and think some others un- 
derstand you, that you would not have, it will be necessary to 
change the vowels to some other part of the hand, and then none 
but your friend that knows it can understand you. Suppose you 
would say to a lady in a large company, " Madam, I am your 
humble servant." It is done thus : 

Lay three fingers on the back of your hand M 

Put your finger to the end of your left thumb A 

Three fingers upon your left thumb ... D 

Your finger again to the thumb A 

Three fingers again to the back of your hand M 

And give a snap with your fingers as a sign the 
word is spelt. 

Then point to the end of your middle finger I 

Then snap your fingers. 

Then point to the end of your thumb A 

Three fingers on the back of your hand M 

Then snap your fingers. 

Then point to the palm of your left hand Y 

Then point to the end of your ring finger O 

Then point to the end of your little finger U 

Then link your little fingers together R 

Then snap your fingers. 

Stroke the palms of your hands together H 

Point to the end of your little finger IT 

Put three fingers on the back of your hand M 

One finger on the thumb B 

One finger on the back of your hand L 

Point to the end of your fore finger E 

Then snap your fingers. 

Put the backs of your hands together S 

Point to the end of your fore finger E 

Link your little fingers together R 

Point to the end of your little finger V 

Point to the end of the thumb A 

Lay two fingers on the back of your hand N 

Point the fore finger to the middle joint of the other 

fore finger T 

Then snap your fingers. 
And thus you may discourse upon any subject ; if you practice 
it often you will soon learn to do it very quick, even faster than 
you can write. 



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PKEDICTIONS 

OF THE WEATHER, ATMOSPHERIC CHANGES, &c. 



Should the horizon in the north wear a ruddy appearance in 
the evening, stormy and boisterous weather may be expected. 

If the clouds in the south are ruddy in the evening, sunshiny 
and rainy weather will prevail for some time afterward. 

When the face of the moon is partially obscured by a light, 
thin vapor, rain will shortly follow. 

When the rays from the sun at midday are more than ordinarily 
dazzling, rainy weather will shortly succeed. 

In summertime, when the swallows fly near to the ground, rainy 
weather will assuredly soon follow. 

The shrill crowing of a cock during rainy weather, is a sign 
that drought will speedily prevail. 

When the smoke from the chimney falls down toward the 
ground, instead of rising upward, it is a sign that rainy weather 
will soon follow. 

If on a foggy morning in summer the fog rises upward, it will 
be a fine day ; if the fog falls to the ground, it will be wet. 

When, in summertime, you see the cattle grazing in a field 
gathering together in groups, be assured that a thunderstorm is 
approaching. 

When you see the fowls in a farmyard flocking together under 
some covert, be assured that ungenial weather is about to succeed. 

When the crows, in flying over your head, make an extraor- 
dinary and discordant cawing, rain will come on shortly. 

When you see your dog or cat more than ordinarily restless, 
frisking about the house in all directions, be assured that some 
boisterous weather will shortly follow. 

In rainy weather, when you hear the chirping of the sparrows 
on the housetop more shrill than usual, it is a sign that clear and 
dry weather will quickly succeed. 

When you see a vapory fluid resting upon a stagnant pool in 
the fore part of the day, you may conclude that rainy weather will 
shortly come on. Should the vapor ascend and clear away, a con- 
tinued drought may be anticipated. 

In summer, when the atmosphere is dense and heavy, and there 
is scarcely a breath of air, be assured that a thunderstorm is com- 
ing on. 

When the firmament is lighted up with meteoric phenomena, 
such as falling stars, globes of fire, &c, changeable and boisterous 
weather may be expected to prevail. 

When the rising sun appears like a solid mass of fervent heated 
metal, and no rays appear to emanate therefrom, fine and dry 
weather may be confidently anticipated. 



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When the sun sets in a halo of ruddy brightness, genial and 
bright weather may be fully relied on for the coming day. 

When the moon appears of a ruddy hue, stormy and boisterous 
weather may be expected to follow. 

When the stars appear of a sparkling brightness, fine and genial 
weather may be expected to prevail for some time. Should the 
stars appear obscure and dim, changeable and rainy weather may 
be anticipated. 

The luminous appearance of the Aurora Borealis, or Northern 
Lights, in the firmament, foretells the approach of stormy and 
boisterous weather. 

When the setting sun, in the autumn or winter seasons, appears 
ruddy, it is a sign that high and boisterous winds may be expected 
to blow from the north and northwest. When the sun at its rising, 
in the autumn or winter seasons, appears ruddy, it foretells that 
high and boisterous winds may be anticipated to blow from the 
south and southeast. 

When seabirds are observed nocking toward the shore, storms 
and tempests may be confidently expected. 

When in the early autumn season the migratory birds are seen 
flocking together and taking their departure, it is a certain sign 
that rough and boisterous weather is approaching and that a severe 
winter may be anticipated. 

When the doves around a dovecote make a more than ordinary 
cooing, and frequently pass in and out of their cote, it is a sign that 
a change of weather is near. 

When the robin approaches your habitation, it is a sign that 
wintry weather will shortly prevail. 

When there is a thick vapory mist resting on the tops of high 
hills in the morning and remains there during the day, it is a sign 
that wet and ungenial weather may be anticipated. Should the 
mist eventually rise upward and be evaporated by the sun's rays, 
a return to fine dry weather may be looked for ; if, however, the 
mist falls down into the valley, a continuation of wet weather will 
prevail. 



If, in taking a walk, you should see a single magpie, it is a bad 
omen, especially if it should fly past you to the left hand ; but, if 
it should pass you to the right hand, the good will counterbalance 
the bad. Should you see two magpies together, expect to hear 
of something to your advantage — a proposal of marriage, if single ; 
or a legacy of money bequeathed to you. Should the magpies fly 
past you together, to your right hand, your own marriage, or the 
marriage of some one nearly related to you, will occur in a short 
time. The seing of several magpies together is considered a very 
fortunate omen. 

May is considered an unlucky month to marry in, therefore 
avoid doing so if possible. If you can catch a snail by the horns 
on the first of May and throw it over your shoulder, you will be 



102 WITCHES' dream book. 

lucky throughout the year. If you place one on a slate on that 
day, it will describe by its turnings the initials of your future part- 
ner's name. 

If a young man or young woman, on going up a flight of stairs, 
should stumble in the middle of the flight, it is a sign that his 
or her marriage will take place in a short time ; if the stumbling 
should be near the top of the stairs, then his or her marriage will 
be immediately consummated. 

If a marriage procession, on proceeding to church or chapel, 
should happen to meet a funeral procession, it is considered an un- 
lucky omen to the expectant bride; if, on returning after the 
solemnization of the rite, a funeral procession should pass the 
bridal party, it is an unfavorable sign to the bridegroom. 

If a young person, when seated at the tea-table, should observe 
one or more stalks of the tea plant in the newly poured out cup, 
and if, on stirring the tea and holding the spoon in the middle of 
the liquid, the stalk or stalks should come close to the spoon handle, 
it is a token that he or she will be soon married. 

When the house dog is unusually restless, and howls dismally 
in the night time, it is a sign that sickness and death are about to 
visit the family to whom the dog belongs. 

When the wick of your candle shows a bright spark in the 
midst of the flame, it is a sign that a long absent friend is about to 
visit you. 

When the ribs of your fire grate are more than usual covered 
with flakes of soot, it is a sign that a stranger is about to visit your 
habitation. 



DIVINATION 



BY THE BIRDS OF THE AIR AND THE BEASTS OF 
THE FIELD. 



It hath been duly observed, by the learned in all ages of the 
world, that our all-wise and beneficent Creator originally implanted 
in the frame of nature a means whereby mankind may attain to 
the knowledge of such future contingencies as concern their wel- 
fare and happiness ; and, more especially, since we observe, even 
in the brute creation, that even the most inconsiderable creatures 
upon the earth are more or less endowed with a gift of fore- 
knowledge. Thus the industrious bee, and laborious ant, lay in 
their summer store, in order to supply the necessary wants of an 
inclement winter, which they foreknow is yet to come ; yet, even 
of all the whole race of reptiles, the ant, the spider, and the bee, 
appear to be endowed with the greatest share of sagacity. The 



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wisdom of the ants is conspicuous in forming themselves into a 
kind of republic and therein observing, as it Vere, their own pe- 
culiar laws and policies ; but the cunning of the spider seems to 
exceed that of most other insects ; its various artifices to ensnare 
its prey is no less remarkable than its contrivance of a cell or re- 
treat behind its web, where it feasts upon its game in safety and 
conceals the fragments of those carcasses it has devoured, without ex- 
posing to public view the least remains of its barbarity, which might 
tend to distinguish its place of abode, or create the least jealousy 
in any sect, that their enemy was near. Into what history can we 
look to find people who are governed by laws equal to what we 
observe in the republic of bees ? What experience can w T e desire 
beyond what we observe in the cunning spider, to teach us to guard 
against the artifices of those who lay snares to catch the thought- 
less and unwary ? or what can exceed the indefatigable anC in 
teaching us lessons of frugality and industry ? 

The badger, the hedgehog and the mole also provide themselves 
a magazine of plants and herbs, which they foreknow will enable 
them to lie concealed in their holes during the hard frosts of win- 
ter, contented with their prison, which affords them safety. Their 
holes are constructed with amazing art, and generally have two 
apertures, that in case one should be beset by an enemy, they may 
escape by the other. The doublings by the hare, the tricks of the 
fox to escape the hounds, are also astoninishing indications of 
foresight and sagacity. The feathered race are likewise endowed 
with a similar faculty and often foretell an approaching storm a 
considerable time before it appears, by retiring in flocks to their 
holes and hiding places for shelter and protection. The birds of 
passage seem to inherit this gift in a remarkable degree, for they 
assemble together in prodigious flocks at an appointed hour, and 
take their leave before the approach of winter ; which they see 
will destroy the flies and insects, as they feed on nothing else. 
And it is no less extraordinary than true, that these birds return as 
early as the sun brings forth this class of insects into new life, 
and they have also the sagacity to find out and possess their old 
nests and habitations. The wise, provident forecast for self- 
preservation and safety is even extended to the innumerable 
inhabitants of the immense ocean, where we see the fishes, pressed 
by unceasing hunger, indiscriminately prey upon one another, the 
large upon the small, even of its own species ; whence the smaller 
fish in regular gradations, when in danger of being devoured, fly 
for an asylum to the shallow waters, where they know their enemv 
either cannot or dare not come to pursue them. And this pursuit 
of one species of fish after another, is by no means confined to a 
single region, for we find shoals of them pursuing one another, 
from the vicinity of the pole even down to the equator, and thus 
the cod from the banks of the Newfoundland pursues the whiting, 
which flies before it, even to the southern shores of Spain. It is 
astonishing also, that herrings, which appear to generate towards 
the north of Scotland, regularly make their way once a year to 



104 witches' dream book. 

the British. Channel. Their voyage is conducted with the utmost 
regularity, and the time of their departure is fixed from the month 
of June to August. They always assemble together before they 
set out and no stagglers are ever'f ound from the general body. It 
is impossible to assign any cause for this emigration, but it doubt- 
less proceeds from the same instinctive impulse with which all 
orders of animated nature are more or less imbued. 

Now observe, that when you go out of your house to do or 
transact any kind of business, and in the way you do see a man, 
or a bird going or flying, so that either of them do set themselves 
before you on your right hand, that is a good signification in 
reference to your business ; but when you shall go out of your 
house on any business whatsoever, and shall see a bird or a man 
before you on the left side of you, it is an ill sign in reference to 
your said business. When either a man or a bird shall thus pass 
before you, coming from the right side of you and bending to- 
wards the left, goeth out of your sight, that is a good sign con- 
cerning your business. When you do find a man going, or a bird 
flying, and then he rests himself before you on your right 
side, and you seeing it, this is also a good sign of success in your 
business. But when you see a man or a bird bending from your 
right side to your left, it is an ill sign concerning your business ; 
when a man or a bird comes behind you, and goes faster than you, 
but before he cometh at you he rests, or the same before you came 
at him, he rests, and ycu seeing him on your right side, it is to 
you a good sign. But when this happens on the left side, it is an 
evil sign. Wlien a man or a bird, coming from your left side, 
and passing to the right, goeth out of your sight without resting, 
it is a good sign. If a man or bird, coming from your right hand, 
passing behind your back to the left, and you see him resting any- 
where, this is an evil sign. All the auspicia which first happeneth 
in the beginning of any business, ought not to be taken notice of, 
as if in the beginning of any work you find that rats have been 
gnawing your clothes, then insist upon your undertakings. If, on 
going out of your house, you happen to stumble on the threshold, 
or if in the way you happen to dash your foot against anything, 
then forbear your journey ; if any ill omen ever happens at the 
beginning of your business, then put it off for a while, lest you be 
completely disappointed therein. If a crow, raven or a jackdaw 
do croak over any person, it doth show much evil of a serious na- 
ture. The magpie informs you that you will soon hear news and 
come into company ; but whether such news be good or bad, ob- 
serve whether it comes from the right hand or the left. The 
screech owl is always unfortunate, for, about the 17th Oct., 1807, 
Grantham church was a repository for a number of owls every 
evening, for about one month, when it followed that, before that 
time next year, the same church was actually robbed of all its 
plate and money, to a large amount, by a gang of villains, in the 
dead of the night, to the great loss and detriment of the whole 
parish. If you meet sparrows, it is unfortunate, except for love. 



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Flies indicate importunity and impudent affronts ; cocks meeting 
you, or crowing against your house, inform you of visitors coming 
and success in your journeys and business. If you meet a liare, 
a mule, or a hog, it is an ill omen ; to meet horses in a carriage 
is good, but if you meet an ass, expect trouble ; while to meet 
sheep and goats is very good and indicates prosperity in your 
affairs ; if you either meet a dog or oxen, you may expect the 
same success, for it is good ; mice indicate that you will soon 
meet with danger ; locusts making a stand in anyplace, hindereth 
a person from their wishes and is an ill omen ; on the contrary, 
grasshoppers promote a journey and foretell a good event of 
things. The spider weaving a line downwards, signifies hope of 
money to come ; as also the ants having a nest near your door is 
good, because they know how to provide for themselves, and por- 
tend security and riches. If you meet with a snake, take care of 
an ill-tongued enemy ; a viper signifies lewd women and wicked 
children ; an eel shows a man that is displeased with everybody. 
But of all the various auspices and omens, there is none more 
effectual and potent than man, none that doth signify the truth 
more clearly. You must, therefore, diligently note and duly ob- 
serve the condition of that man you meet, or that meeteth you ; 
his age, profession, station, gesture, motion, exercise, complexion, 
habit, name, words, speech, &c. ; for, seeing there are in all other 
animals so many discoveries or presages, yet those are all more 
efficacious and clear which are infused into the soul of man. 



PHYSIOGNOMY. 



Strength of Body is shown by stiff hair, large bones, firm and 
robust limbs, short muscular neck, firm and erect carriage, head 
broad and high, forehead short and peaked, bristly hair, large feet, 
harsh unequal voice and florid complexion. 

Weakness of Body is distinguished by a small, ill-proportioned 
head, narrow shoulders, soft skin and pale complexion. 

Long Life is indicated by strong teeth, sanguine temperament, 
middle size, large, deep and ruddy lines in the hand, large muscles, 
stooping shoulders, full chest, firm flesh, clear complexion, slow 
growth, wide ears and large e3 r elids. 

Short Life may be inferred from a thick tongue, the appear- 
ance of the molars before the age of puberty, thin uneven teeth, 
confused lines in the hand, and quick but small growth. 

Intellect is denoted by thin skin, middle stature, bright eyes, 
fair complexion, straight and fine hair, ej'ebrows joined, affable 
manner, moderation in mirth, and the temples slightly concave. 



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A Dunce may be known by a swollen neck, plump arms, sides 
and loins, a round bead, fleshy forehead, pale eyes, dull, heavy 
look, small joints, snuffling nostrils, proneness to laughter, little 
hands, ill-proportioned head, either too large or too small, blubber 
lips, short fingers and thick legs. 

Fortitude is promised from a wide mouth, sonorous voice, slow, 
grave and always equal, upright posture, large, open, steadfast 
eyes, the hair high above the forehead, the head much compressed 
or flattened, the forehead square and high, the extremities large 
and robust, the neck firm though not fleshy, large chest, dark 
complexion. 

Intrepidity often resides in a small body, with ruddy counten- 
ance, frowning eyebrows, small mouth, prominent nose and large 
lines in the hand. 

Boldness is characterised by a prominent mouth, rugged appear- 
ance, rough forehead, arched eyebrows, large nostrils and teeth, 
short neck, strong arms, ample chest, square shoulders and stern 
countenance. 

Timidity resides where we find a concave neck, pale color, weak 
eyes, soft hair, plump breast, shrill voice, small mouth, thin lips, 
broad, thin hands and small shambling feet. 

Prudence is generally distinguished by a head which is flat on 
the sides, broad, square forehead, slightly concave in the middle, 
soft voice, broad chest, thin hair, bright eyes, large ears, aquiline 
nose. 

Irascibility may be seen in an erect carriage, clear skin, solemn 
voice, open nostrils, moist temples with superficial veins, thick 
neck, quick pace, bloodshot eyes, large unequal teeth. 

Melancholy is denoted by a wrinkled face, dejected eyes, slow 
pace, fixed look and deliberate respiration. 

Amoresness shows a fair slender face, hair exuberant on head, 
face and limbs, moist shining eyes, wide nostrils, prominent lips. 

Gaiety shows a rosy agreeable countenance, a musical voice, an 
agile body and soft flesh. 

Envy appears with a wrinkled forehead, frowning, dejected 
look, pale countenance and dry, rough skin. 

Gentleness may be distinguished by a soft and moist palm, fre- 
quent shutting of the eyes, soft movement, slow speech, fine hair. 

Basltfulness may be discovered by moist half-closed eyes, mode- 
rate pace, slow speech, blushing countenance. 

Sobriety is accompanied by equal respiration, regular features, 
easy carriage and sedate manners. 

Mental Strength is signified by straight hair, a small body, shin- 
ing eyes, grave intense voice, stout muscular body, broad back 
and shoulders. 

Good Memory is common in those persons who are small, yet 
better formed in the upper than the lower parts, delicate skin, in- 
clined to baldness, crooked nose, thick teeth, large ears. 

Bad Memory is observable in persons who are larger in their 
superior than inferior parts, hairy hands and body, coarse skin. 



FOKTTTNE TELLEE. 107 

Good Sight is enjoyed by those persons who have black, thick, 
straight eyelashes, large bushy eyebrows. 

Hearing is most acute in those whose ears are well furnished 
with cartilage, well chanelled and hairy. 

Smelling is most perfect in those who have large noses, descend- 
ing very near the mouth, neither too moist nor too dry. 

Tasting is dainty in such as have a spongy, soft tongue, well 
moistened with saliva. 

Delicacy of Touch is remarked in those who have sensitive nerves, 
soft skin, moderately warm and dry. 



THE PLEASUEES OF DEEAMING. 



" We always dream ; the life of man's a dream, 
In which fresh tumults agitate his breast. 
Till the kind hand of death unbolts the bars 
Which clog the noble and aspiring soul, 
Then, then we truly wake. 1 ' — Higgins. 

— " Shroud thy hated light, 
Thou rising sun ; nor summon with such speed, 
The o'erlabored world to toils of a new day ; 
Why, flatter'd mortals, will you wake to cares, 
When sleep, in kind delusion, may divert 
Your pensive mind with pleasing images ? 
A dream sets free the captive ; can restore 
Lost fields to soldiers ; to wreck' d merchants wealth. 
In dreams the exile visits his sweet home, 
And o'er the sparkling bowl relates at large 
His past distresses to his wondering friends. 
The lover, too, the sad forsaken lover. 
May dream, and feign the falsest mistress true.'' — Tate. 

It has been truthfully observed, that half the life of even the 
most miserable is as unruffled as that of the most happy of men, 
for that portion is spent in sleep — in the enjoyment of quiet re- 
pose — in peace and in security. A quiet reliance upon Providence, 
a conscience void of offence, temperance and regularity, every 
person can command, and these are the only requisites to secure 
sound and pleasant sleep and pleasant dreams. In these every one 
has happy moments — and in this life we cannot expect more than 
transient gleams of sunshine — a mixture of sours and sweets, 
whose agreeable or distasteful flavor depends much more upon our- 
selves than is commonly imagined. 

Addison, the virtuous and religious Addison ; often dwells in 
his writings upon dreams — published many of his stories as the 
result of them — sometimes treated of them seriously and earnestly, 
and at others brought all his powers of ridicule into play to expose 
their absurdity. " Dreams," he says, " are an instance of that 



108 witches' deeam book. 

agility and perfection which is natural to the faculties of the mind, 
where they are disengaged from the body. The soul is clogged 
and retarded in her operations when she acts in conjunction with 
a companion that is so heavy and unwieldy in her motions. But 
in dreams it is wonderful to observe with what sprightliness and 
alacrity she exerts herself. The flow of speech makes unpremedi- 
tated harangues, or converses readily in languages that they are 
but little acquainted with. The grave abound in pleasantries, the 
dull in repartee and points of wit. There is not a more painful ac- 
tion of the mind than invention ; yet in dreams it works with that 
ease and activity that we are not sensible of when the faculty is 
employed. For instance, I believe eveiy one, some time or other, 
dreams that he is reading papers, books, or letters, in which case 
the invention prompts so readily that the mind is imposed upon, 
and mistakes its own suggestions for the compositions of another." 
In another part of the same paper he gives the two following pro- 
blems : " Supposing a man, always happy in his dreams and mise- 
rable in his waking thoughts, and that his life was equally divided 
between them — whether he would be more happy or miserable ? 
Were a man a king in his dreams and a beggar awake, and dreamed 
as consequentially, and in continued unbroken schemes, as he 
thinks when awake — whether he would be in reality a king or a 
beggar, or rather, whether he would not be both ? " 

Addison was of opinion that some useful instruction might be 
derived even from a dream : " Since we have so little time to 
spare, that none of it may; be lost, I see no reason why we should 
neglect to examine those imaginary scenes we are presented with 
in sleep, only because they have less reality in them than our waking 
meditation. A traveler would bring his judgment in question, who 
should despise the directions of his map for want of real roads in it, 
because here stands a dot instead of a town, or a cipher instead of 
a city, and it must be a long day's journey to travel through two 
or three inches. Fancy in dreams gives us much such another 
landscape of life as that does of countries, and though its appear- 
ance may seem strangely jumbled together, we may often observe 
such traces aud footsteps of noble thoughts, as, if carefully pur- 
sued, might lead us into proper course of action. There is so 
much rapture and ecstacy in our fancied mise^, that though the 
inactivity of the body has given occasion for calling sleep the im- 
age of death, the briskness of the fancy affords us a strong intima- 
tion of something within us that can never die." 

Addison, however, could treat with a happy ridicule all those 
everyday dreams with which most persons are so familiar and gives 
several cases from imaginary correspondents, some dissatisfied with 
the non-fulfilment of their nocturnal visions, and others annoyed 
at being disturbed in the midst of their delightful reveries. " I 
have received," says Addison, " numerous complaints from several 
delicious dreamers, desiring me to invent some method of silencing 
those noisy slaves, whose occupations lead them to take their early 
rounds about the city in the morning, doing a deal of mischief and 



FORTUNE TELLER. 109 

working strange confusion in the affairs of its inhabitants. Seve- 
ral monarchs have done me the honor to acquaint me, how often 
they have been shook from their respective thrones by the rattling 
of a coach or by the rumbling of a wheelbarrow; and many private 
gentlemen, I find, have been bawled out of vast estates by fellows 
not worth three-pence. A fair lady was just upon the point of 
being married to a young, rich, handsome, ingenious nobleman, 
when an impertinent tinker, passing by, forbade the banns ; and a 
hopeful youth, who had been newly advanced to great honor and 
preferment, was forced by a neighboring cobbler to resign all for 
an old song. It has been represented to me that those inconsider- 
ate rascals do nothing but go about dissolving of marriages, and 
spoiling of fortunes, impoverishing rich, and ruining great people, 
interrupting beauties in the midst of their conquests and generals 
in the course of their victories ; a boisterous peripatetic hardly goes 
through a street without waking half a dozen kings and princes to 
open their shops, or clean shoes, frequently transforming sceptres 
into paring-shovels and proclamations into bills. I have by me a 
letter from a young statesman, who in five or six hours came to be 
Emperor of Europe, after which he made war upon the Great 
Turk, routed him horse and foot, and was crowned lord of the 
universe in Constantinople ; the conclusion of all his successes is 
that, on the twelfth instant, about seven in the morning, his Impe- 
rial Majesty was deposed by a chimney sweeper. On the other 
hand, I have epistolary testimonies of gratitude from many miser- 
able people, who owe to this clamorous tribe frequent deliverance 
from great misfortunes. A small coalman, by waking one of these 
distressed gentlemen, saved him from ten }^ears' imprisonment ; an 
honest watchman, bidding a loud good-morrow to another, freed 
him from the notice of many potent enemies and brought all their 
designs against him to nothing. A certain valetudinarian confesses 
he has often been cured of a sore throat by the hoarseness of a car- 
man and relieved from a fit of the gout by the sound of old shoes. 

"A citizen who is waked by one of these criers, may regard him 
as a kind of remembrancer, come to admonish him that it is time 
to return to the the circumstances he had overlooked all the night 
time ; to leave off fancying what he is not, and prepare to act suit- 
ably to the condition he is really placed in." 

That may be called a dream which proceeds either from the 
spirit of the phantasy and intellect united together, or by the illus- 
tration of the agent intellect above our souls, or by the true revela- 
tion of some divine power in a quiet and purified mind ; for by 
this our soul receives true oracles, and abundantly yields prophe- 
cies to us ; as in dreams we seem both to ask questions and learn 
to find them out. Also many doubtful things, many policies, 
many things unknown, unwished for, and never attempted by our 
minds, are manifested to us in dreams ; also the representation of 
things unknown and unknown places appear to us, and the images 
of men, both alive and dead ; and things to come are foretold, and 
also which at any time have happened are revealed, which we 



110 witches' dbeam book. 

know not by any report. And these kind of dreams need not any 
interpretation, as those which belong to divination, not to fore- 
knowledge ; and it comes to pass that the}- who have dreams for 
the most part understand them not ; for, as to have dreams is from 
the strength of imagination, so to understand them is from the 
strength of understanding. He, therefore, whose intellect being- 
overwhelmed by too much commerce of the flesh, is in a deep 
sleep, or his fantastic power or spirit is too dull and unpolished, so 
that it cannot receive the species and representation which flow 
from the superior intellect ; this man is altogether unfit for the re- 
ceiving of dreams and prophesying by them. Therefore it is 
necessary that he who would receive true dreams, should keep a 
pure, undisturbed and imaginative spirit ; and so compass it that 
it may be made worthy of the knowledge and government by the 
mind, for such a spirit is most fit for prophesying and is a most 
clear glass of all images which flow everywhere from all things. 
When, therefore, we are sound in body, not disturbed in mind, our 
intellect not made dull by heavy meats and strong drink, not sad 
through poverty, nor provoked through lust, nor incited by any 
vice, nor stirred up by wrath or anger, not being irreligiously and 
profanely inclined, not given to levity, nor lost in drunkenness ; 
but chastely going to bed, fall asleep, then our pure and divine soul 
being free from all the evils above recited, and separated from all 
hurtful thoughts, and now freed, by dreaming, is endowed with 
this divine spirit as an instrument, and receives those beams and 
representations which are darted down as it were, and shine forth 
from the divine mind into itself, in a deifying glass. It does more 
certainly, more clearly and efficaciously, behold all things, than by 
the vulgar inquiry of the intellect and by the discourse of reason. 
The divine person instructing the soul, being invited to their soci- 
ety by the opportunity of the noctural solitariness, neither will 
that spirit of genius be wanting to him when he is awake, which 
rules all our actions. But there are four kinds of true dreams, 
viz.: the first, matutine, i. e. between sleeping and waking; the 
second, that which one sees concerning another ; the third, that 
whose interpretation is shown to the same dreamer in the noctur- 
nal vision ; and, lastly, that which is related to the same dreamer 
in the nocturnal vision. But natural things and their own co- 
mixtures likewise belong unto wise men, and we often use such to 
receive oracles from a spirit by a dream, which are either by per- 
fumes, unctions, meats, drinks, rings, seals, &c. Now those who 
are desirous to receive oracles in or through a dream, let them 
make themselves a ring of the sun or Saturn for this purpose. 
There are likewise images of dreams, which being put under the 
head when one goes to sleep, effectually give true dreams of what- 
ever the mind hath before determined, of which as follows : 

Thou shalt make an image of the sun, the figure whereof must 
be a man sleeping upon the bosom of an angel ; which thou shalt 
make when Leo ascends, the sun being in the ninth house in Aries ; 
then you must write upon the figure the name of the effect desired. 



FORTUNE TELLER. Ill 

and in the hand of the angel the name and character of the intelli- 
gence of the sun, which is Michael. 

Let the same image be made in Virgo ascending, Mercury being 
fortunate in Aries in the ninth, or Gemini ascending, Mercury- 
being fortunate in the ninth house in Aquarius ; and let him be 
received by Saturn with a fortunate aspect, and let the name of 
the spirit (which is Raphael) be written upon it. Let the same 
likewise be made, Libra ascending, Venus being received from 
Mercury in Gemini in the ninth house, and write upon it the name 
of the angel of Venus (which is Annael). Again you make the 
same image, Aquarius ascending, Saturn fortunately possessing 
the ninth in his exaltation, which is Libra, and let there be written 
upon it the name of the angel of Saturn, (which is Cassi-al). The 
same may be made with Cancer ascending, the moon being received 
by Jupiter and Venus in Pisces, and being fortunately placed in 
the ninth house, and write upon it the spirit of the moon (which is 
Gabriel). 

There are likewise made rings of dreams of wonderful efficacy, 
and there are rings of the sun and Saturn, and the constellation of 
them is when the sun or Saturn ascend in their exaltation in the 
ninth house of the nativity, and write and engrave upon the rings 
the name of the sun or Saturn, and by these rules you may know 
how and by what means to constitute more of yourself. But 
know this, that such images work nothing (as they are simply im- 
ages), except they are vivified by a spiritual and celestial virtue 
and chiefly by the ardent desire and firm intent of the soul of the 
operator. But who can give a soul to an image, or make a stone, 
or metal, or clay, or wood, or wax, or paper to live ? Certainly no 
man whatever ; for this arcanum doth enter into an artist of a stiff 
neck ; he only hath it who transcends the progress of angels and 
comes to the very Archtype himself. 

He who is desirous of receiving true oracles by dreams, let him 
abstain from supper, from drink, and be otherwise well disposed, 
so his brain will be free from turbulent vapors ; let him also have 
his bedchamber fair and clean, exorcised and consecrated, then let 
him perfume the same with some convenient fumigation, and let 
him anoint his temples with some efficacious unguent and put a 
ring of dreams upon his finger; then let him take one of the 
images we have spoken of and place the same under his head ; then 
let him address himself to sleep, meditating upon that thing which 
he desires to know. So shall he receive a most certain and un- 
doubted oracle by a dream, when the moon goes through the sign 
of the ninth revolution of his nativity, and when she is in the ninth 
sign from the sign of perfection. 

This is the way whereby we may obtain all sciences and arts 
whatever, whether astrology, occult philosophy, physic, &c, or 
else suddenty and perfectly with a true illumination of our intel- 
lect, although all inferior familiar spirits whatsoever conduce to 
this effect, and sometimes also evil spirits sensibly inform us intrin- 
sically and extrinsically. 



112 witches' deeam book. 



THE WAT TO GET EIOH 



" There is a tide in the affairs of men, which, taken at the flood, 
leads to fortune." 

" He that by the plough would thrive, 
Himself must either hold or drive ; 
lor age and want save while you may, 
l^o morning's sun lasts a whole day ; 
Get what you can, and what you get, hold, 
' lis a stone that will turn all your lead into gold ; 
Therefore be ruled by me, I pray, 
Save something for a rainy day." 

Remember, that time is money, for he that can earn a dollar a 
day at his labor, and goes abroad, or sits at home one-half of that 
day, though he spend but six cents during his diversion or idleness, 
he ought not to reckon that the only expense ; he has really 
wasted, or rather thrown away, fifty cents besides. 

Remember, that credit is money ; if a man lets his money lie in 
my hands after it is due, because he has a good opinion of my 
credit, he gives me the interest, or so much as I can make of the 
money during that time ; this amounts to a very considerable 
sum,where a man has large credit and also makes a good use of it. 

Remember, that money is of a prolific or multiplying nature ; 
money will produce money, and its offspring will produce more ; 
and so five shillings turned is six, being turned again is seven and 
three-pence, and so on, till it becomes a hundred pounds ; and the 
more there is of it, the more it will produce on every turning, so 
that the profits rise quicker and quicker ; and he who throws away 
a crown, destroys all that it might have produced, even some scores 
of pounds. 

Remember, that six pounds a year is a groat a day, for this little 
sum (which may be daily wasted either in time or expenses unper- 
ceived), if a proper use be made of it, he may, on his own security, 
have the constant possession and use of a hundred and twenty 
pounds. So much in stock, briskly turned by an industrious man, 
will always produce the greatest advantage to the tradesman. 
Eemember this uroverb, that the good paymaster is lord of another 
man's purse, for he who is known to pay punctually and exactly 
at the time he promises, may, at any time, and on any occa- 
sion, raise all the money his friend can spare. This is some- 
times of great use ; next to industry and frugality nothing can 
contribute more to the raising of a man in the world than punctu- 
ality in all his dealings. Therefore, never keep borrowed money 
one single hour beyond the time promised, lest the disappointment 
should shut up your friend's purse forever, as the most trifling ac- 
tions that affect a man's credit ought always to be avoided. The 
sound of the hammer at five in the morning, or at nine at night, 



FORTUNE TELLER. 113 

being heard by a creditor, makes him easy six months longer ; but 
if he sees you at a gaming table, or hears your voice in a tavern, 
when you should be at work, he sends for his money the very next 
day and demands it before it is convenient for you to pay him. 
Beware of thinking all your own that you possess and of living 
accordingly. This is a mistake that many people of credit fall 
into ; but in order to prevent this, always keep an exact account 
both of your expenses and also of your daily income and profits. 
For if you will only just take the trouble at first to enumerate par- 
ticulars, it will discover unto you how wonderfully trifling ex- 
penses mount up to a large sum ; by which you will also discern 
what might have been, and also what may for the future be saved 
without causing any great inconvenience. In short, the way to 
obtain riches, if you desire it, is as plain as the way to the market, 
which depends chiefly on two things, viz. : industry and frugality ; 
and take care that you waste neither time nor money, but daily 
make use of both ; if you take care of the hours and days, the 
weeks, months and years will also take care of themselves. Con- 
stant experience proves that any business beingfirst well contrived, 
is more than half done — for a sleeping fox catches no poultry ; 
there will be sleep enough in the grave, and also, that lost time is 
seldom found again, for that which we generally call time enough, 
always proves little enough ; for sloth makes things difficult, while 
industry makes them easy. He that rises late must trot hard all 
day and shall scarce overtake his business at night — for laziness 
travels so slow that poverty soon overtakes him. Drive your busi- 
ness, but let not that drive you ; for early to bed and early to rise, 
is the way to become healthy, wealthy and wise. Industry need 
not wish, while he who lives on a vain hope will die fasting ; for 
we find that there is nothing to be done or accomplished under the 
sun without labor. He that hath a trade, hath an estate, and he 
that hath a profession, hath an office and profit with honor; 
but then the trade must be worked at, and the profession well fol- 
lowed, or they will not enable you to pay rent and taxes. At the 
working man's house hunger looks in but dares not enter ; for in- 
dustiy pays debts, while despair increases them. Diligence is the 
mother of good luck ; as Solomon saith : " The diligent hand mak- 
eth rich, while he that dealeth with a slack hand becometh poor ; 
for God gives all things to industry." Then plow deep while the 
sluggards sleep, and you shall have plenty, while others have rea- 
son to complain of hard times. Therefore keep working while it 
is called to-day, for you know not how much you may be hindered 
to-morrow ; and never leave that business to be done to-morrow 
which you can do to-day ; for since you are not sure of a single 
hour, throw not that away. How many are they who live daily 
by their wits, and who often break from want of a stock in hand, 
while industry gives comfort, plent}' and respect. Keep your shop 
well and then your shop will keep you. For it sometimes happens 
that the eyes of a master will do more work than both his hands, 
and more especially if his head be any reasonable length ; for the 



114 witches' dkeam book. 

want of care doth more damage than the want of knowledge. If 
you do not overlook your workmen, you may just as well leave 
them your purse open ; the trusting too much to the care of others 
has completely ruined many a man. If you would be wealthy, 
think of being careful and saving ; for 

** Women and wine, game and deceit, 
Make the wealth small and the wants great." 

That which maintains one vice, would bring up two children. 
And if you wish to know the value of money, only just go and 
try to borrow a little; he that goes borrowing, goes sorrowing, and, 
indeed, so doth he who lends it unto such people, when he goes to 
try to get it back again. Pride that dines on vanity, sups on con- 
tent and often breakfasts with plenty, dines with poverty and sups 
with infamy, creates envy, and hastens misfortunes ; for it is hard 
for an empty bag to stand upright. Creditors have generally 
much better memories than debtors, who are also a kind of super- 
stitious set, great observers of set or appointed days and times ; so 
that those have but a short Lent who owe money to be paid at 
Easter ; for expenses are always so constant and certain, that it is 
much easier to build two chimneys than to keep one in fuel. 
Rather go to bed supperless than rise in debt. Always do unto 
others as you won id wish to be done by, is the first funda- 
mental law of natural justice. 



LEAVES OF DESTINY. 



Directions for Consulting tlie Sibyl. — Draw for a number from 
slips numbered from 1 to 100, and see corresponding number in 
Leaves of Destiny ; or, simply call out numbers selected. 

1. You'll meet this year on Brighton Strand, 
One destined for your heart and hand. 

2. Choose one — if you are shrewd, 
No safety lies in multitude. 

3. Endless flirtation 

Doth seem your vocation. 

4. Bracing air and embracing arms, 
Give Coney Island especial charms. 

5. Young or old ? Love or gold ? 
Hot or cold ? Given or sold ? 
Toss odd or even — you'll be told. 



FORTUNE TELLER. 115 



6. Some natures change on the change of name 
But like the rose you'll be the same. 

7. For music and balls, 
You'll have nursery squalls. 

8. The right one cometh from New York, 
With heart and purse as light as cork. 

9. Away with pride and cold disdain, 
Or you'll too long a maid remain. 

10. Don't have for motto, " Both best," 
But — " Choose one, look at the rest," 

1 1. 'Tis simply true, tho' you may laugh, 
That you will worship a golden calf. 

12. This } T ear a lover will with pride, 
Watch thee sporting in the tide. 

13. At Ocean Grove you'll forsake worldly notions, 
Drink nothing but tea and attend your devotions. 

14. A heart and fortune you will gain, 
In this summer's grand campaign 

15. Before you go too far, 

Be sure there's not a another side 
The brighter side to mar. 

16. A life both long and wisely spent, 
With children to your heart's content. 

17. Happy when single, but not content, 
You'll marry in haste and soon repent. 

18. Lovers and books romantic — 
Music of the grand Atlantic — 

This year will make you nearly frantic. 

19. The " Mighty Dollar" cannot buy 
The love for which in vain you sigh. 

20. Look in the glass and you will see 
Your source of power and frailty. 

21. A well known line you may transpose — 
"A thorn is always near a rose." 

22. You nobly strive to make it known 
" 'Tis bad for man to be alone." 



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23. Before the present year is out, 
Your wedding cards will be about. 

24. Drifting away, day by day ! 

No one to say, " Stay ! oh., stay ! " 

25. A heartless flirt ! you'll penance do 
For all the innocents you slew. 

26. To you, I'm afraid, it is useless to preach 
About the temptations of Kockaway Beach. 

27. Merry and free your revelry ! 
Soon tired you'll be of deviltry. 

28. You'll give up athletics ; 
And take to aesthetics. 

29. On some fine day, not very remote, 

You'll meet your match on a Rockaway boat. 

30. Your head is hot, your heart is cold — 
1 pity your lot when you grow old. 

31. "When you're seized with fits aesthetic. 
Take at once a strong emetic. 

32. With throbbing heart and trembling hand 
Soon at the altar you will stand. 

33. You'll count among your future joys. 
Six little girls, six little boys. 

34. Before you sip, take firm grip, 
You'll have no slip 'tween cup and lip. 

35. Your pace, I fear, is rather fast — 
Your love's by far too Tiot to last ! 

36. The greatest blessing you will find, 
That Love should be completely blind. 

37. Inconstant as the fickle wind, 

From day to day you'll change your mind. 

38. Newport is the grand resort 

For those, like you, intent on sport. 

39. A blow on the pier — a plunge in the brine — 
Is all that's required to make you divine. 

40. Lovers come and quickly go 

When they find your heart like dough. 



FORTUNE TELLER. 117 



41. The slightest rebuff makes you ready to die. 
So fatal the kick from a gay butterfly. 

42. Like Wilde and such aesthetic guys, 
You ape an angel in disguise. 

43. When weary of sands and the wild waves' play, 
To the glorious White Mountains fly away. 

44. So rich, but sad ; suppose you try 
The Tonics of Adversity. 

45. Ever dreaming, never doing, 

You'll gain nought by seaside wooing. 

46. Unless you resolve more social to be 

You must stop at home like the Heathen Chinee. 

47. You will love and run away, 
And live to love another day. 

48. You'll have good cause to bless the day 
Your eyes beheld the famed Cape May. 

49. You shall have a busy summer, 
Flirting hard with each new comer. 

50. Be merry now ; no more you'll laugh 
When you have found your bittei--half. 

51. Your sorrow may endure a night, 

But joy will come with morning's light. 

52. The darling of your heart's devotion 
^_ Is on the broad Atlantic Ocean. 

53. Cheer up ! cheer up ! I plainly see 
Bright golden days in store for thee. 

54. You'll go back when the weather cools, 
To taffy-pulling and singing schools. 

55. Like the flow and ebb of tide 
Your spirits rise and soon subside. 

56. Bright visions rise as this year falls, 
Of concerts, theatres and balls. 



57. At Saratoga's famous Springs 
An era bright for you begins. 

58. Sing when you're sad 
And soon you'll feel glad. 



118 witches' dream book. 

59. When summer's heat and sport are o'er 
In Florida you'll seek for more. 

60. Avoid all that sin and cruel temptation 

Which assail young folk in the summer vacation. 

61. You're building castles in the air, 
To end in grief and dark despair. 

62. On Sea Girt Beach entranced you'll be 
By charms more rare than scenery 

63. Sunflower, lily and daffodil 
An empty purse will never fill. 

64. Blue and white your sole delight, 
Yellow and black are put to flight. 

65. You lack the courage to say " No," 
Hence all 3'our troubles here below. 

66. Lawn Tennis is the pastime sweet 
Where a life partner you will meet. 

67. Enjoy the sunshine while you may — 
Too soon the chance will pass away. 

68. Avoid whate'er your spirit vexes — 
Despise " old women " of both sexes. 

69. Smiles and tears, hopes and fears, 
The rainbow hues of early years. 

70. Sweet and bright as the month of May, 
Your life shall seem a holiday. 

71. You once extolled the "Age of Reason ; " 
Your mind will change this very season. 

72. You prized too" much, as you'll confess, 
A life of single blessedness. 

73. You'll break the heartless law of fashion, 
And own at last the tender passion. 

74. Like Oscar and his crew, 
You are " too utterly too too." 

75. Your sole recreation — 
To cause a sensation. 

76. Your photo book will change this year 
And former f a v' rites disappear. 



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77. To keep single you'll contrive, 
Up to prudent twenty-five. 

78. Your destiny is hard to fix, 
Bitter and sweet so freely mix. 

79. Love requited — vows well plighted ! 
Hearts and hands for aye united ! 

80. This year a treasure you'll discover — 

A brownstone house and a brimstone lover. 

81. The wedding bells soon merrily 
Shall ring a chime to gladden thee. 

82. Sighing and dying, and wretchedly trying 

To look well pleased when you'd like to be crying. 

83. When you go out to sea to fish. 
You'll catch the very thing you wish. 

84. To Asbury Park you will repair, 

Where men may smoke and drink — the air. 

85. You soon must solve the problem grave — 
"An old man's pet or young one's slave ? " 

86. If they are blest, whose quiver's full, 
Your lot shall be right joyful. 

87. Some dress to live ; but you, I guess, 
Like many, only live to dress. 

88. A sphere in life you will ensure, 
Where men are true and women pure. 

89. Tennis, polo, bathing, boating, 
Picnic, music, flirting, doting — 
These your pastimes best worth noting. 

90. When vanities bring weariness, 
You'll seek a rural wilderness — 
Meet penance for your wickedness ! 

91. Unless you're a Mormon or a Turk, 
Contented you'll be with this year's work. 

92. Your seaside dreams of love and money 
Will end in country milk and honey. 

93. How sweet to thee is love's young dream, 
When gliding down the placid stream. 



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94. Dear captive feet are now set free, 
To skip and dance right merrily, 
As winter stealeth o'er the sea. 

95. You'll meet many cranks at the seaside this year 
It must be the Comet that made them so queer. 

96. You'll have, in place of dance hall skips, 
Holy greetings from brethren's lips — 
Prayer meetings : good fellowships. 

97. The happy day is drawing nigh — 

To all your pains and cares good-bye ! 

98. The summer dies and birds of prey 
To city haunts now fly away. 

99. You're leaving now to meet no more. 
The only one you could adore. 

100. Last of all, and not too late, 

Fortune comes to those who wail. 




Wehman's Collection of Songs, No. 1. 



CONTAINING 100 SONGS. 



A handful of earth. 

A warrior boid. 

All on account of Eliza. 

Are you going to the hop this evening. 

A violet from mother's grave. 

Angel's whisper. 

Betsy and I are out — Recitation. 

Biddy, the ballet girl. 

Be home early to-night, my dear boy. 

Brave huzzars. 

Betsy destroys the paper — Recitation. 

Blue bells of Scotland. 

Baby's got a tooth. 

Beautiful leaves. 

Betsy and I hafe bust up — Recitation. 

Blue Alsatian mountains. 

Chickens in the garden. 

Cows are in the corn. 

Charge of the light brigade — Recit. 

Colored hop. 

Camptown races. 

Come where my love lies dreaming. 

Decision in " The Gipsy's Warning." 

Double-breasted mansion on the square. 

Dar am honey on dese lips. 

Down in a coal mine. 

Drunkard's dream. 

Dear Irish boy. 

Emmet s " Mountain Song." 

Father Tom O'Neil. 

Granite mill fire. 

Grant's trip around the world. 

Grave of Wolf Tone — Recitation. 

Gwine to crr>ss the river by-and-by. 

Garden where the praties grow. 

Hang up your hat behind the door. 

Hard times, come again no more. 

I can't make it out, can you ? 

I've a baby in Kalamazoo. 

I don't like a cur at my heels. 

In de lowlands, low. 

Irish fair. 

Joe Bowers. 

Keep in de middle ob de road. 

Kitty Tyrrel. 

Little brown cot on the hill. 

Little old house on the Rhine. 

Let Erin remember tiie days of old. 

Lost Rosabel. 

Little flower you gave me. 



Love's chidings. 

Mary Ann, I'll tell your ma. 

Moonlight at Killarney. 

Mother would comfort me. 

Mulligan's funeral. 

My pretty Jane. 

Mary Ann McLaughlin. 

Mary's gone wid a coon. 

Mr. and Mrs. Malone. 

Norah, the pride of Kildare. 

No one to love. 

Oh ! Fred, tell them to stop. 

Our Army and Navy of blue. 

Over the garden wall. 

Old fashioned church on the hill. 

Old fashioned homestead. 

On the strict Q T. 

Ohl breathe not his name. 

Old brown pants. 

Old mountain tree. 

Our grandfather's days. 

O'Reilly's billy goat — Recitation. 

Pallet of straw. 

Patrick, mind the baby. 

Patter of der shingles — Recitation. 

Sadie darling. 

Sarah's young man. 

Shamus O'Brien — Recitation. 

Spring, gentle spring. 

Same thing over again. 

Schneider's ride — Recitation. 

She is far from the land. 

Temple of fame. 

There is a fine ship on the ocean. 

Tramp — Recitation. 

True Irish gents. 

Turnpike gate. 

Twickenham ferry. 

Twinkle, twinkle, little star. 

Tarn O'Sh^nter hat. 

True as steel. 

Tar's farewell. 

Torpedo and the whale. 

Tramp ! tramp ! tramp ! the hoy. are 

Up at Jones' wood. [matching. 

When these old clothes were new. 

Wist ! Wist! Wist! 

White cockade. 

Way down upon the Suwanee ribber. 

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Angel GabrieL 

Annie Lisle. 

A rolling stone gathers no moss. 

Annie of the vale. 

A leaf of ivy from mother's grave. 

A lock of mother's hair. 

An Irishman's letter — Comic Reading. 

Barney McCoy. 

Believe me ii ail those endearing young 

Boys of Kilkenny. [charms. 

Boston burglar. 

Boston fire. 

Belle Brandon. 

Big sun flower. 

Billy Grimes, the rover. 

Bold Jack Donohue. 

Cod liver oil. 

Captain Jinks, of the horse marines. 

Close the shutters, Willie's dead. 

Casey's whiskey. 

Death of President Garfield. 

Drifting with the tide. 

Dying soldier — Recitation. 

Don't call in the morning. 

Dream)' eyes haunt me still. 

Don't get weary, children. 

Eileen, sweet Eileen. 

Empty is the stable, Davy's gone. 

Evening star. 

Flags of all nations. 

Farmer's boy. 

Fisherman and his child. 

Flying trapeze. 

Gentle heart be true. 

German fifth. 

Good-bye, Susan Jane. 

Good-bye, Charley. 

Give bread to the poor. 

God save our president from every harm. 

Huckleberry picnic. 

Hungry' man from Harlem. 

It's naughty, but it's nice. 

I hope 1 don't intrude. 

I love my love in de morning. 

I'll bet you a dollar you don t. 

I'm a man you don't meet every day. 

In de evening by de moonlight. 

1 will be true to thee. 



I'd offer thee this hand of mine. 

I'm the governor's only son. 

I've got a donkey. 

In the days when I was hard up. 

It don't belong to me. 

I'd choose to be a baby. 

I long to be single again. 

I wandered by the brookside. 

John Brown's song ; or, glory, glory, 

John Mitchel. |hallelujah. 

Johnny is gone for a soldier. 

Just landed. 

Jim Bludso — Recitation. 

Kitty Clyde. 

Leave not your Kathleen. 

Lecture on '* Demperance." 

Love ! love ! love ! 

Let the dead and the beautiful rest. 

Last night I was dreaming of you. 

Mid- watch. 

Muldoon, the solid man. 

KcKenna's dream. 

Minnie, hear the bluebird sing. 

My sweetheart, when a boy. 

Never empty cradle, twins are born. 

Not before pa, dear. 

Old zip coon. 

Old plantation's lonely. 

Paul Revere's ride — Recitation. 

She's a gal o' mine. 

Squire and Maria. 

Sunny days will come again. 

Sailing on the lake. 

Sheridan's ride — Recitation. 

Strawberries and cream. 

That's how you get served when you're 

Things I don't like to see. [.old. 

Tiddle-a-wink, the barber. 

True to the core. 

Toss the Turk. 

True lover's discussion. 

Under the window she's sleeping. 

Violets dipped in dew. 

Why did they dig ma's grave so deep? 

We are coming, sister Mary. 

Yankee doodle. 

Your lassie will be true. 



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A hundred years to come. 

Atheist and acorn — Recitation. 

Annie o' the banks o' Dee. 

A man's a man for a' that. 

A motto for every man. 

Beautiful dreamer. 

Beautiful Venice. 

Blue and the gray. 

Baby's got a cramp. 

Bay of Biscay, O ! 

Boys, keep away from the gals. 

Bread and cheese and kisses. 

Bright emerald isle of the sea. 

Buck Fanshaw's funeral. 

Captain with his whiskers. 

Clarabel Magee. 

College days. 

Come and kiss me. 

Digging for gold. 

Don t slam the gate. 

Duffy's opening night. 

Dan Maloney is the man. 

Dying Californian. 

Days of '49. 

Down by the river side. 

Dree dousand miles avay. 

Ellen Bayne. 

Fearfully and wonderfully made. 

Flow gently, sweet Afton. 

Farmer sat in his easy chair. 

Gentle Annie. 

Guilty or not guilty ? — Recitatio/i. 

Goat, The. 

Gum tree canoe. 

Hazel dell, 

I'll hang my harp on a willow tree. 

Is it anybody's business? 

Irishman's shanty. 

It's funny when you feel that way. 

Indian hunter. 

Indian warrior's grave. 

Ingleside. 

Irish jaunting car. 

John Anderson, my Jo, John. 

Johnny Sands. 

Katy's letter. 

Kiss me quick and go. 

Kate Kearney. 

Little old duddeen. 



Little Yawcob Strauss — Recitation. 

Little more cider. 

Miss Gruber's boarding house. 

Maggie by my side. 

Merriest girl that's out. 

Mike Brady's shirt. 

Mistleioe bough. 

Meet me at the lane. 

Mulligan guard. 

Nettie Moore. 

Nicodemus Johnson. 

Nancy Till. 

O Donnel Abu. 

Old arm chair. 

Our front stoop. 

Pat Malloy. 

Patriots of Ireland. 

Pat Maloney's family. 

Pretty Jemima, don't say no. 

Pull down your vest. 

Perhaps she's on the railway. 

Pirate's serenade. 

Polish boy — Recitation. 

Paddy Blake's echo. 

Rose of Allandale. 

Row of tenement houses. 

Ring, ring de banjo. 

Regular army, O I 

Rory O'More. 

Spade. 

Stump speech. 

Shelling green peas. 

Skin-tight pants. 

Tipperary christening. 

They've all got a wife but me. 

Three black crows. 

Twinkling stars. 

Tapping at the garden gate. 

Thou art gone from my gaze. 

Valley lay smiling before me. 

Walking down Broadway. 

Why should the spirit of mortal be 

[proud —Recitation. 
Wait till the clouds roll by. 
When the band begins to play. 
What is home without a mother? 
Who will care for mother now ? 
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An Irishman's toast. 

Apple of my eye. 

Arthur and Martha. 

Asleep at the switch — Recitation. 

A knot of blue and gray. 

Always gay and free, boys. 

Bear it like a man. 

Bootblack — Recitation. 

Brother's fainting at the door. 

Beautiful snow. 

Carry the news to Mary. 

Coney Island, down der bay. 

Committed to the deep. 

Champagne Charlie. 

Dearest Mae. 

Douglas ! tender and true. 

Deal with me kindly. 

Don't say I told you. 

Down the hill. 

Deer Island, down the bay. 

Fat Mickey. 

Feel for the eyes that are weeping. 

Five o'clock in the morning. 

Get a little table. 

Get thee gone, girl. 

Get away from dat window. 

Human harp. 

Hark ! I hear an angel sing. 

Hildebrand Montrose. 

I'll wait till the clouds roll by. 

I had but fifty cents. 

'Twas not my father. 

In the starlight. 

Ivy cabin in the lane. 

John Armstrong. 

Johnny Dougherty, the tailor. 

Just over. 

Jim, the carter lad. 

Lackawanna spooners. 

Light of other days. 

Limerick races. 

Little back parlor at home. 

Little Maggie Ann. 

McCarthy's mare. 

Mother's fool — Recitation. 

Mulcahey's gone away. 

Man who struck my wife. 

My dear little friend, Louise. 

Miller's daughter. 

My poor dog Tray. 



My pretty Irish queen. 

Mother, he's going away. 

No Irish wanted here. 

Near the banks of that lone river. 

Nelly was a lady. 

New York society. 

Oh ! take me to thy heart again. 

Old Grimes' cellar dtjnr. 

Old rustic bridge by the mill. 

Old Dan Tucker. 

Ophelia Murphy's birthmark. 

O ! 'tis nice to have a dummy. 

Old Grimes is dead. 

Parted. 

Pennsylvania tramp. 

Portrait that hangs on the wall. 

Peek-a-boo. 

Pretty Peggy. 

Robin Adair. 

Run for the doctor. 

Swim out for glory. 

Scenes that are brightest. 

Since Cordelia first wore bangs. 

Since Terry first joined the gang. 

Silver slippers. 

Steam arm. 

Sweet-scented handsome young man. 

Shan Van Voght. 

Same old game. 

Ten little niggers. 

To the west. 

Tassels on the boots. 

There's a light in the window for thee. 

Things that I'd like to see. 

Vagabond. 

Villain still pursued her. 

Waterford boys. 

When Johnny comes marching home. 

When the Brooklyn bridge is done. 

When the pigs begin to fly. 

Widow Machree. 

Wreck of the " London." 

Where the ivy grows so green. 

When this cruel war is over. 

White squall. 

Would n t you like to know. 

Water cresses. 

What the old cock sparrow said. 

Whistling thief. 



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^Esthetic Mick. 

After the opera's over. 

A hundred fathoms deep. 

A wet sheet and a flowing sea. 

Ain't you awful. 

AH among the hay. 

Big aquarium. 

Braunigan's pup. 

Babylon is fallen. 

Bell goes a ringing for Sarah. 

Biddy Doyle. 

Brannigan's band. 

Battle of Fontenoy. 

Bowery grenadiers. 

Beautiful bells. 

Best little wife in the world. 

Bridget Donohue. 

Bugaboo. 

Come back to your Irish home. 

Cobbler's daughter. 

Colleen Dhas Machree. 

Drummer — Recitation. 

Death of Nelson. 

Dot funny leetle baby — Recitation. 

Dude, The — Recitation. 

Fast freight — Recitation. 

Fine old English gentleman. 

Finest police in the world. 

Flirtation O'Toole. 

Female barbershop. 

General Grant's trip around the world. 

Gilhooley, your coat is half-mast. 

Good-bye, John. 

Gobble song. 

Gold, gold. gold. 

Great man that Ireland has seen. 

Good-bye, my lover, good-bye. 

Hang up the baby's stocking. 

I'll tell nobody. 

I'm proud I'm an Irishman born. 

I must be there on New Year's day — 

It's a cold day when I get left. [Rec. 

I'll meet her when the sun goes down. 

I'll take you home again, Kathleen. 

I'm proud I'm an Irishman's son. 

I was despised because I was poor. 

Jumbo. 

Johnny Morgan. 

Just down the lane. 

Jenny who lives in the dell. 

Jessie, the flower of Dumblane. 



Kerry dance. 

Lorena. 

Lancashire lass. 

Lovely land of dreams. 

Life is but a game of cards — Recitation. 

Maud Muller (in Dutch) — Recitation. 

Montgomery guard — Recitation. 

Man who taught her to dance. 

Mattie dear. 

Mott Street, 499. 

My love Nell. 

My love she is a fairy queen. 

Moonlight walk. 

Nobody knows the trouble I see. 

Nobody knows what a racket was there. 

New York Police Gazette. 

Norine Maureen. 

No Irish need apply. 

Only a pin— Recitation. 

Only to see thee, darling. 

Oh ! you little darling, 1 love you. 

One more ribber for to cross. 

Over the neighbor's fence. 

Old pine tree. 

Pool. 

Poor Irish minstrel. 

Romance of a hammock — Recitation. 

Rock the cradle, John. 

Ship that brought me over. 

Stuck on our shape. 

Some one to love. 

Speak, oh speak to me again. 

Tail iv me coat. 

They're all getting married but me. 

Tom Bowling. 

Tommy, make room for your auntie. 

This little plain gold ring. 

Touch the elbow. 

Up in a balloon. 

Up in a mulberry tree. 

We never speak as we pass by. 

Wolf at the door — Recitation. 

Waterfall, The. 

We may be happy yet. 

Which shall it be? — Recitation. 

What will you do, love ? 

When the robins nest again. 

You never miss the lager till the keg 

runs dry. 
Yellow meal. 
Yellow-haired Nellie — Recitation. 



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A lean banana. 

Ah. there my size, I'll mash you. 

/Esthetic dude, The. 

Angels meet me on the cross-road. 

A smile was all she gave me. 

Art of making love, The. 

A boy's best friend is his mother. 

Be quiet, or 111 scream. 

Burial of Sir John Moore. 

Bye, bye, Baby; bye, bye. 

Baby and I. 

Baby's lullaby. 

Billy's dream. 

Bitter beer. 

Black Hills, The. 

Call me back again. 

Convict's dream — Recitation 

Call me your darling again. 

Curfew must not ring to-night — Rec. 

Chinese song. 

Darling Clo 1 . 

Dandy dude, The. 

Down the river. 

Fontenoy. 

Father will settle the bill. 

Fountain in the Park. 

Fond memories of home. 

Gaily the troubador. 

Good-bye, Biddy dear. 

Greenpoint Nell. 

Gamblers wife — Recitation. 

Hash. 

Hurrah for old Ireland. 

Hoolahan musketeers. 

Hush-a-bye, baby. 

Hoops. 

I'll await my love. 

Ivy green. 

I'm a man that's done wrong to my 

Juice of the forbidden fruit. [parents. 

Jeanette and Jeannot. 

Just to please the boys. 

Jakey Woolfenstein. 

Johnny Schmoker. 

Kind relations. 

Lover's telegraph. 

Last farewell. 

Lilly Dale. 



Lord delivered DanieL 

Love song. 

Mary Ann, go get the growler. 

Mill's shut down to-day. 

Mr. John Malone. 

Mulcahey's sooner dog — Recitation. 

Mahoney's fenian cat — Recitation. 

Maniac — Recitation. 

Man that stole the country. 

March of the Cameron men. 

Moneyless man. 

Marble arch. 

Mother keeps the gate locked now. 

Nineteen hundred and one. 

Not for Joseph. 

Newhall House fire. 

Only a dear little flower. 

Oh, Mr. Flannigan. 

Old church bell. _ 

Over the mountain. 

Old plaid shawl 

Old village blacksmith's shop. 

Our Jack's come home to-day. 

Oh ! boys, carry me 'long. 

People will talk. 

Plumber — Recitation. 

Poor little soldier's boy. 

Pat of Mullingar. 

Perverted proverbs. 

Patrolman Mulcaheyand Flynn. 

Price of a drink— Recitation. 

Raven — Recitation. 

Sailing. 

Somebody's darling — Recitation. 

Springtime and robins have come. 

Tommy Dodd. 

Taffy was a Welshman. 

Ting, ting, that's how the bell goes. 

Timid awkward squad. 

To my wife. 

What I would do for her — Recitation. 

We reap what we sow — Recitation. 

What 1 live for — Recitation. 

Whiskey, you're the divil. 

Wreck of the "Atlantic."' 

When the leaves begin to fall. 

Ye merry birds. 

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Animals' fair. 
A dollar and sixty a day. 
A Yankee man of war. 
An agricultural Irish girl. 
A roller-rink romance — Recitation. 
As I read the paper through. 
Burke's dream. 
Banks o' Doon. 
Bed-bug — Recitation. 
Betty and the baby. 
Barney, take me home again. 
Boy with the auburn hair. 
Beans. 

Candidate for alderman. 
Cats in our back-yard. 
Climbing up the golden stairs. 
Colored band. 
Call her back and kiss her. 
Casey's awful grub. 
Coal oil Tommy. 
Don't leave yuur mother, Tom. 
Drummer boy of Waterloo. 
Dream faces. 
Duffy, the swell. 
Don t you cry so, Norah darling. 
Erin-go-bragh. 
Fashionable Fred. 
Far, far, away. 
Fine old Irish gentleman. 
Female smuggler. 
Free and easy. 
Good ship Cumberland. 
Good-bye, 'Liza Jane. 
Gipsy Davy. 

Gal with the Gainsborough hat. 
Hush, little baby, don't you cry. 
Here she goes and there she goes. 
House carpenter. 
Hornet's nest — Recitation. 
I'll ask my mother and I'll let you know 
[next Sunday afternoon. 
Irish Wife— Recitation. 
I'm in jail, my love. 
Jockey hat and feather. 
Jolly Jack, the rover. 
Keiser, der yer vant to buy a dog ? 
Kitty of Coleraine. 
Knock at the window to-night, love. 



Leave not your Kathleen. 

Little brown church. 

Lord Bateman and the fair Sophia. 

Lay my head beneath a rose. 

Little fraud. 

Lost Charley Ross. 

Meet me darling Kate, by the cottage 

My trundle bed. [gate. 

Masonic song. 

McSorley's twins. 

My wife is so awfully thin. 

Mother, is the battle over? 

Not much. 

Nelly Bly. 

Old bog hole. 

Oh ! Nicodemus. 

Old familiar faces. 

Oft in the stilly night. 

Old turnkey. 

Old gray mare. 

Old bimon, the hot-corn man. 

Popsy wopsy. 

Please don't sell father any more rum. 

Peck's bad boy — Part I. 

Peck's bad boy — Part II 

Pills. 

Railway guard. 

Rover's grave. 

Riding on the elevated railroad. 

Shanty boy's song. 

She was as handsome as a rose. 

Saint Patrick was a gentleman. 

Shamrock shore. 

See-saw. 

Star of Glengary. 

That young man across the way. 

That sweet-scented handsome young 

man. 
Up at Dudley Grove. 
Up in a back room. 
Up-stairs, in my bed-room 
Venita. 
Watchman. 

Willie's on the dark blue sea. 
Wind blew through nis whiskers. 
Would I were a boy again. 
Windy man from Brooklyn. 
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A Yankee ship and a Yankee crew. 

An Irishman's dying request — Rec. 

Bonaparte on Saint Helena. 

Bring back the old folks, Willie darling. 

Bonny Irish boy, The. 

Bright Alfarata. 

Banbury Cross. 

Baby on the brain. 

Belleville Convent fire. The. 

Banks of Newfoundland, The. 

Charley, he's a masher. 

Carrie, dear. 

Come back to the old home again. 

Comet or the West, The 

Conductor with the patent bell punch. 

Clam soup pedler s daughter, The. 

Dan and 'I eddies parting. 

Dear little Colleen. 

Donevans, The 

Daschen on the Rhine — Recitation. 

Down by the rustic gate. 

Ehren on the Rhine. 

Eggs for your breakfast in the morning. 

Electric light, The. 

Eddie McCarty. 

Fenians' escape, The. 

Fifth Avenue. 

Falling leaves. 

Flew-y, I lew-y. 

Gallant Sixty-ninth, The. 

George Constantine McKeown. 

Give me back my heart again. 

Green fields of America, The. 

Her lovers — Recitation. 

How we tried to whip the teacher — Rec. 

Hebrew wedding. The. 

I dreamed that old Ireland was free. 

In the shadow of the leaves. 

I'll go back to the old bridge again. 

If 1 was the President. 

I wiil stand by my friend. 

I'll name the boy Dennis or no name 

Isle of France, The. [at all. 

In the Louisiana Lowlands. 

Jordan is a hard road to travel. 

Johnny, fill up the bowl — No. i. 

Johnny, fill up the bowl — No. 2. 

Johnny Doyle. 

Jeremiah, blow the fire. 

Jack is every inch a sailor. 

Let me dream again. 

Lady, art thou sleeping? 



Let us speak of a man as we find him. 

Lily of the West, The. 

Married life. 

Musical wife, The. 

My rattling mare and I. 

McCarthy's boarding house. 

Mother's last letter to me. 

My bonny laboring boy. 

Maryland, my Maryland. 

Mary Blane. 

'Neath the maple by the mill. 

Napolitaine. 

Nobody's mule — Recitation. 

Other side of Jordan, The. 

Oh ! I shall call dada. 

Orphan boy, The — Reeitation. 

Orphan girl, The. 

Old ^lousquetaire, The. 

Once again. 

Oh, Fred ! the boat is turning over. 

Our sailors on the sea. 

Poor old Jesse's blind. 

Poor married man, The. 

Prettylittle Mary. 

Paddy's curiosity shop. 

Paddy on the canal. 

Sally Mackenally. 

Shamrock, rose and thistle, The. 

Song from l> Nanon." 

Something to tickle the girls. 

Sparking Sarah Jane. 

Silver bells of memory. 

Sweet Alpine roses. 

Shoot the hat. 

Sweet dreams of mother and home. 

Swinging on the golden gate. 

There's a light in the window. 

Tommy, make room for your uncle. 

Ten little injuns. 

Three grains of corn. 

Ten minutes too late. 

Umbrella courtship. 

When we meet by the old bridge again. 

When the circus comes to town. 

What is life?— Recitation. 

Wax-work show, 'I he. 

Woman is what man doth make her — Rec. 

When we went roller skating. 

You'll miss your mother when she's gone. 

Yes, we all will be there. 

Yaller gal that winked at me. The. 

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